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Products > Mimulus 'Fiesta Marigold'
 
Mimulus 'Fiesta Marigold' - Jelly Bean Fiesta Marigold Monkeyflower
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Shrub
Family: Phrymaceae (previously Scrophulariaceae)
Origin: California (U.S.A.)
California Native (Plant List): Yes
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Orange
Bloomtime: Year-round
Parentage: (Mimulus aurantiacus)
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
Mimulus 'Fiesta Marigold' (Jelly Beans Fiesta Marigold Monkeyflower) - This small shrub grows to 1-2 feet tall with a somewhat upright rounded and compact habit. It is moderately vigorous and is freely branching with dark green glossy leaves and flowering over a long period (nearly year-round in coastal gardens) with numerous large red ruffled flowers that have petal margins and floral tube a beautiful light orange color.

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. The flowering plants with their wonderful face like flowers are quite beautiful when in full bloom and are also attractive to hummingbirds. Often the plants can look a bit haggard later when not in bloom, so are best in areas where they can be enjoyed from a distance and left to dry out mid-summer until rejuvenated by fall and winter rains. Some summer shade helps prolong flowering and foliage as does a spritz of water, but regular irrigation through summer usually shortens the plants life.

Mimulus 'Fiesta Marigold' is a selection was made by Richard Persoff as part of his Jelly Bean series. This plant was first displayed at the 2013 Pack Trials (now called California Spring Trials or CAST) held at Pacific Plug and Liner Nursery. It was selected on the basis of its compact and freely flowering habit, clean foliage and beautiful picotee red and yellow flowers. We have grown this showy monkeyflower since first seeing it in 2013. Other plants in this Jelly Bean Series include Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Apricot', Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Dark Pink', Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Gold', Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Lemon', Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Orange', Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Purple Pink', Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Red', Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Terracotta', Mimulus 'Jelly Bean Yellow' and Mimulus 'Jelly Bean White'.

In the newest treatment of 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, then gone back to Mimulus, but in the current treatment in the UC Berkeley Jepson eFlora all of the woody Mimulus are back in the genus Diplacus. This change has not been accepted by all and not to cause undo confusion for our customers and staff, we continue to use the name Mimulus until such time as this name change is more widely known. The original 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. The name Diplacus comes from the Greek words 'di' meaning "two" or "double" and 'plax' or 'plakos' meaning "a flat round plate", "tablet" or "broad surface" in reference to the manner in with the fruit capsule splits. We have grown and sold this cultivar since 2014. 

The information about Mimulus 'Fiesta Marigold' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant.

 
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