Monkey musk

now that is a new one on me mate - very nice though

Cheers mate, it's a spreader that's the only prob, but it does perform well :-)

nice :)

I agree with Paul, it is nice little flower, and I think it grows wildly also in my garden. I am just curious about the origin of that strange name ....:)

I like these SL. I used to put them in pots...and replaced them every year...didn't realise they were perennials! Oops! lol!

Lol thanks Kat i've no idea about where the name originated from :-))

Thanks Karen, i thought they were only an annual but these don't want to be :-))

heehee! Good for them! :))

I think that when you look at some pictures of them, they look like little monkey's faces? :)

Lol Karen :-))

Thanks Gudia, welcome to GOY :-)

Nice one , musk suggest a smell but having never smelt a monkey I wouldn't know about that !

that's true Amy, but i've never smelt it either i just liked the flower :-)

Amy, SL, you have never been in the ZOO? :)))) I know exactly what is the monkey´s musk, Lol.

Lol Kat :-))

I used to grow M.cardinalis and that was borderline hardy. It did however self seed readily, germinate early and reliably and grow like crazy!

That's the scarlet one isn't it, this one this year hasn't been too bad, but it is contained in the bog garden area..