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Products > Mimulus 'Valentine'   Mimulus 'Valentine' - Red Valentine Monkeyflower    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Phrymaceae (previously Scrophulariaceae) Origin: California (U.S.A.) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Red Bloomtime: Year-round Synonyms: [Diplacus , M. 'Kissable Red'] Parentage: (Mimulus aurantiacus x M. puniceus hybrid) Height: 2-3 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Drought Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Mimulus 'Valentine' (Red Valentine Monkeyflower) - A small well-branched shrub that grows to 3 feet tall with dark green glossy leaves and numerous red funnel-shaped flowers that have two lips - the top lip is split once and the bottom lip is split twice resulting in five frilly petal lobes. Flowers are borne nearly year-round in coastal gardens with peak bloom spring into summer. Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil. After plants are established, fertilize and water sparingly. It is hardy to about 20 degrees F. This plant was a one of the David Verity Hybrids created in the mid 1980s. It was aptly named by Marti Aiken, an intern from Denver who was working at Yerba Buena Nursery in the summer of 1989. We first purchased this plant from Native Sons Nursery in Arroyo Grande. In the newest treatment in the Jepson Flora Project on the tribe Mimuleae, which includes Diplacus, Mimulus, and Mimetanthe, these plants have been removed from the Figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, and placed with the genus Phryma (previously included in Verbenaceae) into the new family Phrymaceae. The woody species of Mimulus that are the parents of most of the hybrids have been separated into the genus Diplacus in the past but current treatment considers all to be in the genus Mimulus. The generic name is from the Latin word 'mimus' meaning "mimic actor" that is derived from the Greek word 'mimos' that means means "imitator" and references the flowers that look like painted faces.  This description of this plant is based on our research and our observations of it growing at the nursery, in our own garden and in other gardens. We always appreciate receiving feedback of any kind from those who have any additional information about this plant, particularly if they disagree with what we have written or have additional cultural tips that would aid others growing Mimulus 'Valentine' (Verity Hybrid) .     [MORE INFO]