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Mimulus guttatus | Yellow Monkey Flower

Golden yellow snapdragon-shaped flowers

The Highlights

    • Bright golden yellow snapdragon-shaped flowers with small reddish spots on the lower lobes
    • Blooms prolifically from June to August
    • Fast growing, with soft, light green foliage and leafy flower stems
    • An attractive groundcover plant which looks great in ponds and streams, wet beds and borders, bog and rain gardens
    • Thrives in the shallows of pond edges, up to a depth of 10cm
    • High resistance to pests and no known diseases

Mimulus guttatus | Yellow Monkey Flower

Golden yellow snapdragon-shaped flowers
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The Highlights

    • Bright golden yellow snapdragon-shaped flowers with small reddish spots on the lower lobes
    • Blooms prolifically from June to August
    • Fast growing, with soft, light green foliage and leafy flower stems
    • An attractive groundcover plant which looks great in ponds and streams, wet beds and borders, bog and rain gardens
    • Thrives in the shallows of pond edges, up to a depth of 10cm
    • High resistance to pests and no known diseases

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

Plant in 1L Aquatic Pot
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
3 Plants in 1L Aquatic Pots
Plant in 3L Aquatic Pot
3 Plants in 9cm Pots
3L Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

60cm

Eventual spread:

30-60cm
Spreads to between 30-60cm within 2-5 years
30-60cm
Spreads to between 30-60cm within 2-5 years
30-60cm
Spreads to between 30-60cm within 2-5 years
30-60cm
Spreads to between 30-60cm within 2-5 years
30-60cm
Spreads to between 30-60cm within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Canary yellow
Snapdragon shaped canary yellow flowers with red markings
Canary yellow
Snapdragon shaped canary yellow flowers with red markings
Canary yellow
Snapdragon shaped canary yellow flowers with red markings
Canary yellow
Snapdragon shaped canary yellow flowers with red markings
Canary yellow
Snapdragon shaped canary yellow flowers with red markings

Habit:

Clump-forming
Clumps of soft foliage with upright flower stems
Clump-forming
Clumps of soft foliage with upright flower stems
Clump-forming
Clumps of soft foliage with upright flower stems
Clump-forming
Clumps of soft foliage with upright flower stems
Clump-forming
Clumps of soft foliage with upright flower stems

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

30cm
Position plants at least 30cm apart to allow for spreading

Care Guide

Excellent pest and disease resistance

No serious issues with pests and diseases - watch out for slugs and snails, protecting plants with a barrier of copper wire, crushed shells or fine grit if affected. MORE

Keep well watered

Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out.

Full sun

Position where the plants will receive at least 6-8 hours of sunlight daily in spring/summer.

Any wet, boggy soil

Any permanently moist or waterlogged soil. Tolerates poor drainage.

Feeding not required

No need to feed - this plant gets all the nutrients it needs from the soil or pond water. ?v=1613300718

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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