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Mimulus 'Georgie White' (Georgie White Monkeyflower) - A small well-branched shrub that grows to 2 feet tall with dark green glossy leaves and numerous yellow-centered white 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 turn to a darker pale yellow with age and are borne nearly year-round in coastal gardens with peak bloom spring into summer - very pretty, but not as floriferous as others in the Georgie series nor as white as 'Jelly Bean White'.
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.
'Georgie White' is part of Ball Ornamental Plants Curious Monkeyflower Series based on a breeding program conducted by Scott Trees at Ball Horticulture Company with parentage a combination of commercial and wild collected material. These plants, first released in 2010, were all selected for their compact well-branching form and attractive flowers. We first received this plant as 'Peek-a-Boo White'; others in this series include 'Georgie Yellow' (AKA 'Georgie Boy Yellow'), 'Georgie Tangerine' (AKA 'Tempting Tangerine') and 'Georgie Red' (AKA 'Kissable Red'). This plant received U.S. Plant Patent 22,917 on July 31, 2012
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 grew and sold this plant in the Georgie Series only in 2010 and 2011 because we deemed Richard Persoff's 'Jelly Bean White', which we had grown since 2002 and continue to grow, to be the superior plant.
The information about Mimulus 'Georgie White' PP 22,917 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. |
