Mimulus cardinalis (Scarlet monkey flower)

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist or moist but well-drained soil in dappled shade. Will be evergreen or semi-evergreen in warm climates. Tolerates full sun if soil remains moist. Tolerates occasional flooding and standing water. Spreads rapidly and self-seeds readily in ideal growing conditions.

Suggested uses

Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Waterside, Bog garden, Aquatic

UK hardiness

H4

USDA zones

Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = High
Central Valley = High
South Coastal = High
South Inland = High
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Semi-evergreen

Habit

Spreading, Clump-forming

Native to

Western United States, Mexico

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

Yes

Toxicity

Not toxic