Mimulus Jelly Bean Dark Pink - Jelly Bean Dark Pink Monkeyflower
Mimulus Jelly Bean Dark Pink is almost always sporting at least a few blooms. Mimulus Jelly Bean Dark Pink grows well in full sun near the coast but prefers some mid day shade when planted in inland gardens. Jelly Bean Dark Pink flowers are dark pink flowers with yellow markings in the white throat and a fine white margin along the edges of the petals. 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 Jelly Bean Dark Pink is Winter hardy into the low 20°s F. The branches are easily broken. It is best to site Mimulus Jelly Bean Dark Pink away from traffic, wayward hoses and shortcuts taken by the dogs and kids will readily break off branches. The woody Mimulus species and cultivars are often sold as Diplacus. Both names are in common use. Mimulus Jelly Bean Dark Pink 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.
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