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Growth habit.
| Monkey Musk, Yellow Monkey Flower
Mimulus luteus
Scrophulariaceae
Bright-green ovate leaves, sessile on vertical stems bear golden yellow tubular flowers up to 2 inches long in spring and fall.
Plant Type: perennial
Plant Form or Habit: upright/vertical
Plant Use: In beds and borders, naturalized in moist habitats.
- Propagation:
- seed
division stem cuttings
Light Requirement: full sun/part shade
- Flower Color:
- yellow
- Bloom Period:
- late spring
early summer late summer early fall
Height: Minimum: 12 inches Maximum: 16 inches
Width: Minimum: 24 inches Maximum: 32 inches
Foliage Texture: medium
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
Water Requirements: average
Additional Comments: Grows best in cool, moist conditions. Supposedly hardy only to zones 8 or 7, it grows in full sun in our zone 5 plots.
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