Mimulopsis solmsii is a scrambling or erect shrubby perennial from the mountain forests of tropical Africa, and the type species of its genus. It is grown mainly as a garden or conservatory plant in humid, mild conditions with shade and steady moisture.
Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, free-draining potting or garden soil.
Temperature
18–27 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Trop. Africa
Climate
wet tropical
About
Mimulopsis solmsii is a flowering plant from the family Acanthaceae. It is a native to the mountains of tropical Africa. It is the type species for the genus Mimulopsis.
Where it grows
Mimulopsis solmsii is native to the mountains of tropical Africa, including Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in West Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, and the Gulf of Guinea Islands in west-central Africa, and Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in eastern Africa.
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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.