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Erythranthe naiandina, the Chilean monkey flower, is a small perennial from central Chile with trumpet-shaped white or pink flowers spotted with purple. It needs consistently moist soil to grow well.
Erythranthe naiandina, the Chilean monkey flower (Spanish: berro rosado), is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Phrymaceae. It is native to Maule Region in central Chile. This plant has been awarded the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. It was formerly known as Mimulus naiandinus.
The rock gardening enthusiasts Watson, who first described the species, and Martyn Cheese first collected it in Chile and introduced this species into cultivation in Britain in the 1990s, where it was sold there under the name Mimulus cv. 'Andean Nymph'. In the USA it was propagated and sold under the cultivar name 'Mega Spunky Monkey' or simply 'Mega'.
It can be propagated with seeds between late winter and early spring, softwood cuttings or by division into multiple plants. It can be grown in water-retentive and/or well-drained soil, as long as the soil remains moist.
This plant is found within Region VI and Region VII in Chile at low altitudes and interior valleys.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erythranthe naiandina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
