Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants

Herbaceous Perennial

Mimulus lewisii f. albus

white-flowered great purple monkey flower

An upright bushy perennial with mid-green, sticky hairy leaves reaching a height of 60cm. Bears a profusion of trumpet-shaped, 2-lipped white flowers to 5cm in length all summer

Synonyms

Mimulus lewisii 'Albus'

Save to My plants

Ultimate height

0.5–1 metres

Time to ultimate height

1–2 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Clay

Loam

Sand

Chalk

Moisture

Moist but well–drained, Poorly–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Phrymaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy
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: Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, very moist soil in full sun or light dappled shade

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in spring or by division in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Low Maintenance
Flower borders and beds
Wall side borders

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to damage by slugs and snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews

Get involved

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.