Mimulus aurantiacus

RHS Plant Profile
bush monkey flower

Other common names

orange bush monkey flower, orange monkey flower

Synonyms

Mimulus bifidus auranticus
Mimulus glutinosus luteus
Diplacus aurantiacus
Mimulus glutinosus

Award of Garden Merit

A bushy evergreen shrub to 1.5m in height, with narrow-oblong leaves on very sticky stems. Flowers trumpet-shaped, to 3cm in length, salmon-orange, yellow or orange-red, borne in the upper leaf axils in late summer

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.5-1 metres

Size

Max Spread
0.5-1 metres
Max Height
0.5-1 metres

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
Correct
Plant Range
W USA

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in humus-rich, moist soil. Grow under glass in a peat-free, loam-based compost in full light with shade from hot sun and good ventilation. Often short-lived

Propagation

Propagate by seed, softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pruning

Pruning group 9

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and snails

Diseases

powdery mildews may be a problem