Mimulus 'Calypso'
monkey flower 'Calypso'
A bushy, branching tender perennial, often used as an annual, growing to a height of up to 23cm. Leaves are mid-green, small, oval and slightly serrated. Flowers are all colours, from oranges, and yellows to reds and pinks and bloom throughout summer
Size
Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Position
Aspect
Exposure
Botanical details
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Mimulus can be annuals, perennials or evergreen shrubs, with paired leaves and 2-lipped tubular or trumpet-shaped flowers in terminal racemes or in the leaf axils
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist soil in full sun or light dappled shade. Suitable for bog gardens
Propagation
Propagate by seed or division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Cut back after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to damage by slugs and snail
Diseases
May be susceptible to powdery mildews, especially young plants
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