Darželinis puikūnas – Mimulus hybridus hort.

Darželinis puikūnas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDarželinis puikūnas
Latin plant nameMimulus hybridus hort.
English plant nameMonkey Flower
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Pods
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 10 to 15
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • orange
  • variegated
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds (Mimulus luteus), scrub division or cuttings. Seeds are small. - 30000 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 0.3 – 0.5 gram of seed sown. Seeds stay viable for 3 years. Mimulus hybrid does not mature seeds. The flower could be propagated by cuttings and scrub division in hotbeds.