About
A medium-sized, evergreen, erect-stemmed shrub to about 1.5m from Chile with small, rounded, opposite, mid-green leaves and clusters of small, white, star-shaped flowers with yellow stamens in summer. A neat and ornamental Chilean native for a warm, sheltered, well-drained, sunny border in mild conditions.
About the 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
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.