How to tend a Mimulus guttatus

Also known as: Mimulus duplex Wettst., Mimulus equinus Greene, Mimulus hirsutus Howell, Mimulus grandiflorus Howell, Mimulus guttatus DC., Mimulus petiolaris Greene, Mimulus paniculatus Greene, Mimulus prionophyllus Greene, Mimulus whipplei A.L.Grant, Mimulus platycalyx Pennell, Mimulus guttatus var. depauperatus (A.Gray) A.L.Grant, Mimulus guttatus var. guttatus , Mimulus clementinus Greene, Mimulus lyratus Benth., Mimulus guttatus var. puberulus (Greene ex Rydb.) A.L.Grant, Mimulus guttatus subsp. guttatus , Mimulus cupriphilus Macnair, Mimulus langsdorffii var. guttatus (DC.) Jeps., Mimulus puberulus Greene, Mimulus luteus var. depauperatus A.Gray, Mimulus guttatus subsp. haidensis Calder & Roy L.Taylor, Mimulus guttatus subsp. litoralis Pennell, Mimulus guttatus subsp. typicus Pennell, Mimulus langsdorffii var. argutus Greene, Mimulus langsdorffii var. minima J.K.Henry, Mimulus langsdorffii var. platyphyllus Greene, Mimulus guttatus var. cupriphilus (Macnair) D.W.Taylor, Mimulus guttatus var. platycalyx (Pennell) D.W.Taylor, Mimulus glabratus var. adscendens A.Gray, Mimulus guttatus var. lyratus (Benth.) Pennell, Mimulus exquisitus J.Muir, Mimulus langsdorffii Donn ex Greene, Mimulus puberulus Greene ex Rydb., Mimulus maclainii Ysabeau, Mimulus pictus Ysabeau, Mimulus formosa-elegans Ysabeau, Mimulus guttatus var. gracilior H.St.John

Watering

Keep soil moist

Sunlight

Like half shade, may grow in places with bright scattered light

Soil

Soil with rich organic matter and strong abilities of holding water and fertility

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

No need pruning

About this plant

Origin
North America
Category
Scrophulariaceae, Mimulus
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 20-30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering and fruiting period June-September
Flower colors
yellow, red
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