Mimulus luteus 'Queens Prize'
monkey flower
This captivating plant graces the bog or water garden with its vibrant presence throughout the summer. Crafting a dense, bushy mound of foliage, its small, ovate or lanceolate leaves boast a rich, deep green hue.
As late spring unfurls into early summer, Mimulus 'Queens Prize' transforms into a visual spectacle, showcasing an abundance of trumpet-shaped blooms flaunting a luminous yellow palette, accentuated by delightful speckles and distinct darker markings on the throat.
As late spring unfurls into early summer, Mimulus 'Queens Prize' transforms into a visual spectacle, showcasing an abundance of trumpet-shaped blooms flaunting a luminous yellow palette, accentuated by delightful speckles and distinct darker markings on the throat.
How to care for Mimulus luteus Queens Prize:
These marginal plants thrive in moist, humus-rich soil and can be grown either as bog plants or shallow aquatics. For boggy borders, we offer a 9cm nursery pot option — plant them in reliably damp ground in full sun to partial shade. Keep the soil consistently moist and protect young shoots from slugs and snails.
If choosing our aquatic pot option, place them at the pond edge with up to 10cm (4in) of water above the compost. Removing seed heads encourages new flowers to form.
If choosing our aquatic pot option, place them at the pond edge with up to 10cm (4in) of water above the compost. Removing seed heads encourages new flowers to form.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.5m
Eventual spread:
0.7m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil / Reliably damp or boggy
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This pond plant dies right back in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
3 × 9cm pots
£27.99
£9.33 each
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1 litre aquatic pot
£21.99
available to order from summer
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3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
£39.99
£13.33 each
available to order from summer
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