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Monkey flowers (Mimulus sp.) are a genus of flowering annuals and perennials known for their colorful blooms and ability to attract pollinators. Depending on the species, these low-maintenance plants may grow best in moist soil and part shade or sandy, well-drained soil and full sun.
Mimulus / ˈ m ɪ m juː l ə s /, [1] also known as monkeyflowers, [2] is a plant genus in the family Phrymaceae, which was traditionally placed in family Scrophulariaceae. The genus now contains only seven species, two native to eastern North America and the other five native to Asia, Australia, Africa, or Madagascar. [ 3 ]
Mimulus is a great addition to your garden not only for aesthetic reasons but also due to the fact that it has a high value for the local wildlife. Its flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators.
Mimulus–commonly called monkey flower–is a spreading perennial commonly grown as an annual. Mimulus produce dragon-like two-lipped flowers that cover the plant from summer to early fall. Flowers bloom in shades of red, pink, yellow, and orange.
Mimulus aurantiacus, commonly known as Sticky Monkey-flower or Orange Bush Monkey-flower, is a charming perennial plant native to North America. It features beautiful tubular flowers in shades of orange and has a delightful musky fragrance.
A colorful southern Oregon, California and Baja California native, award-winning Mimulus aurantiacus (Bush Monkey Flower) is a bushy evergreen shrub with narrow, lanceolate, dark-green leaves typically 2-3 in. long (5-7 cm) on very sticky stems, and flowering stems that grow vertically.
If you’re looking for an eye-catching plant that will turn heads in your garden all summer long, a Mimulus plant, also known as monkeyflower and jester flower, should be high on your list. These bushy, evergreen shrubs have relatively simple needs and will reward you with an abundance of blooms.
Mimulus guttatus (Yellow Monkey Flower) is an annual or short-lived, spreading, mat-forming perennial boasting bright yellow, snapdragon-shaped flowers spotted with red on the lower lobes.
Mimulus variegatus, 1 foot, blotched flowers, summer, best grown as a half-hardy annual. Cultivars include ‘Bonfire’, 9 inches, orange-scarlet flowers; ‘Queen’s Prize’, 9 inches, white, cream and yellow, blotched red flowers.
Offering gorgeous color in the garden, Mimulus is a genus of annuals, perennials or evergreen shrubs, with paired leaves and showy trumpet-shaped flowers, broadly flared at their tips and said to resemble a smiling monkey's face.