Mimulus Georgie Red - Georgie Red Monkey Flower
The hybrid Mimulus Georgie Red has rich red flowers with pale petal margins and is almost always sporting at least a few blooms. Mimulus Georgie Red grows well in full sun near the coast but prefers some mid day shade when planted in inland gardens. Good drainage conditions are required for the shrubby Mimulus cultivars. This can be accomplished by planting on a slope or mound with heavy soils if a drying out period is allowed between irrigation cycles. Mimulus Georgie Red is Winter hardy into the low 20°'s. The branches are easily broken. It is best to site Mimulus Georgie Red away from traffic, wayward hoses and shortcuts taken by the dogs and kids. Mimulus Georgie Red is a great addition to the Butterfly Garden and the Hummingbird Garden. Mimulus is a larval host plant for the Checkerspot and Common Buckeye Butterflies.
Red flowers of Mimulus Georgie Red - Hybrid Monkey Flower. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.
Plant pages from the genus Mimulus featured on this site:
Mimulus aurantiacus
Mimulus bigelovii
Mimulus cardinalis
Mimulus flemingii
Mimulus Georgie Red
Mimulus guttatus
Mimulus Jack
Mimulus Jelly Bean Dark Pink
Mimulus Jelly Bean Orange
Mimulus longiflorus
Mimulus Midnight
Mimulus puniceus
Mimulus Ruby Silver