About
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.
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
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Suggested usesMixed borders, hedging, foundation planting.
Care notes
CultivationGrow in fertile, humus-rich, very moist soil in full sun or light dappled shade
PruningCut back after flowering
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in spring or by division in spring
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to damage by slugs and snails
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to powdery mildews