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Mimulus 'Red' PPAF -Jelly Beans Red Monkeyflower -Mimulus aurantiacus is a small shrub native to the coast areas of Southern California. It grows to about 2 feet high, has dark green leaves, and bright red trumpet-shaped flowers that can last for most of the year. However, the blooming period depends greatly on the rainfall pattern. It is an important food source for hummingbirds. It prefers full sun by the coast and part shade inland. It is moderately vigorous and is freely branching with dark green glossy leaves and numerous large dark red flowers. In most cases, this plant needs to go semi-deciduous in the summer. Direct watering in late summer or early fall with often kill this plant. Best to let it go dormant for the hottest months of the year, and then watch it come back with the rains. Healthy plants will readily reseed. It is an adorable little compact flower that is also known as Monkey Flower. It is easily established from Mimulus seeds, and it produces an abundance of wonderful, funnel-shaped, bright red flowers with attractive speckled centers. Each bloom consists of five frilly petals, and the bloom season lasts from late spring until frost. The light green, slightly serrated foliage is also very attractive. The Monkey Flower plant is great for the front of the border, containers, or baskets. In hotter climates, red Mimulus will prefer afternoon shade. Monkey Flower care includes not letting the plant dry out and an application of balanced fertilizer will help its bloom production. Red Monkey Flower plants are very easy to grow and very rewarding!
Growing:
Grow Mimulus seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the end of frost season. Press the flower seeds into the soil but do not cover. Transplant Mimulus seedlings outdoors after danger of frost has passed 6 - 8 inches apart. From Mimulus flower seed to blooming plant in 8 - 10 weeks.
Season: Annual
Hardiness Zones: 3 - 10
Height: 6 - 8 inches
Bloom Season: Summer and fall
Bloom Color: Red
Environment: Full sun to partial shade
Soil Type: Moist, pH 5.6 - 7.5
Temperature: 68 - 72 F (20-22 C)
Average Germ Time: 7 - 14 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Do not cover the seed but press into the soil
Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seed moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 6 - 8 inches
