Mimulus 'Bonfire'
monkey flower
This pond plant dies right back in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Depth of water: 0-10cm
- Soil: deep, fertile, moist soil
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering period: June to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Found colonising reliably moist soils or streambanks, this fast-growing perennial is ideal for adding colour to the marshy edges of a pond. Initially upright, the plant will send out stolons that root at their nodes, producing more plants which will form a generous clump. The funnel-shaped flowers are very pretty and form in loose clusters in summer. - Garden care: Plant out in reliably moist soil, or pot up into a pond basket and place at the margins of a pond.