Mimulus luteus
| Mimulus luteus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Mimulus luteus (common name: monkey musk)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only lightly cover the seed[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
If you have sufficient seed it can also be sown in situ in late spring after the last expected frosts[1].
Division in spring[1]. Very easy, large divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.
Cuttings of softwood, 5cm long in spring or summer[1].
Cultivation: Prefers rather moist places such as damp borders, margins of streams and boggy spots[2]. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Thrives in full sun so long as the soil does not dry out[1].
Hardy to about -20°c[3].
There is some confusion over the naming of this plant, the entry on edibility may refer to M. guttatus, which is closely related to this species[4][1].
Hybridizes with M. guttatus[3].
Range: S. America - Chile. Naturalized in Britain.
Habitat: Wet places[5]. Locally naturalized by streams in Scotland.
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[6][7]. Eaten as greens[7].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Heavy Clay: Grows in heavy-clay soils.
Also Known As: M. tilingii caespitosus. (Greene.)A.L.Grant. M. smithii. Auct.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Hitchcock, Leo. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, 1955.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.