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Products > Mimulus 'Georgie Tangerine' PP23,441
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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Phrymaceae (previously Scrophulariaceae) |
| Origin: California (U.S.A.) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Orange |
| Bloomtime: Year-round |
| Synonyms: [Diplacus, M. 'Tempting Tangerine'] |
| Parentage: (Mimulus aurantiacus hybrid) |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Mimulus 'Georgie Tangerine' PP23,441 (Georgie Tangerine Monkeyflower) - A small well-branched shrub that grows to 2 feet tall with dark green glossy leaves and numerous tangerine-orange 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 which on this cultivar have a very fine edging of yellow. 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 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 Mimulus 'Tempting Tangerine', others in this series include 'Georgie Yellow' (AKA 'Georgie Boy Yellow'), Georgie Red (AKA 'Kissable Red) and 'Georgie White' (AKA ' Peek-A-Boo White'). This cultivar bred from two selected Mimulus aurantiacus plants (designated as 'MIM-203' and 'Nct-5683g') and was selected for its light orange-colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit. It received US Plant Patent PP23,441 in February 2013. In the patent application this cultivar most closely compared to the cultivar 'Jelly Bean Apricot' which was noted as having lighter orange colored larger flowers. . 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.
Information displayed on this page about Mimulus 'Georgie Tangerine' PP23,441 is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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