Hibridinis puikūnas – Mimulus x hibridus hort.

Hibridinis puikūnas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameHibridinis puikūnas
Latin plant nameMimulus x hibridus hort.
English plant name-
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Pods
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • 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 period3 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouptypical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds (Mimulus guttatus), scrub division, 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. Hybrids do not mature seeds, but could be propagated by scrub division, cuttings in hotbeds.