Can’t help loving these yellow flowers even though they’re a pest plant in New Zealand. The plant is called Monkey Musk. I took the photos yesterday when we were exploring a rough forestry road out in the country. River Rd, Conical Hill, West Otago. There is more information about the plant HERE.
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Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2021)
I love seeing horticultural pictures from different countries. Wow! These are gorgeous flowers!
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Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed seeing these 🙂
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I also know these as Mimulus Monkey FLower) like Platypus Man mentions. Ours are more violetish in color. Here’s an example.Wish we had some yellow variety as well. Yours are lovely.
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Gorgeous flower Steve! The site I linked to had various names including Mimulus in their info so I just used the common name for brevity. They’re lovely blooms 🙂
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Funny too is I wonder if there is a man’s cologne with that name. :O
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😀
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Yes, the flowers are beautiful. I also enjoy some of the pest plants in my surroundings.
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I had no idea what these pretty flowers were called. Thanks for all the info.
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You’re very welcome!
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I know this as mimulus, and grow it as a marginal plant in my garden pond (though mine’s not as tall as yours!)
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Wow, those flowers really glow! Such a bright yellow would have to make you smile. 🙂
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I loved seeing them Ann! It’s been years since I last saw any.
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It’s a sight that would cheer you – all that yellow! Meanwhile I’m waiting for the daffodils here… 🙂
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Looking at your photos, I immediately thought of snapdragons, and a bit of research shows that I was right. It’s too bad that they are considered invasive here, but that’s quite understandable. I know them, of course, from Minnesota and Nebraska, where they are perennials, but do not survive the harsh winters, so they are treated as annuals. As far as I can tell, they’re not regarded as invasive there. If you gently pinch them side-to-side with your thumb and finger, do the jaws “snap?”
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After we got home I noticed the link with snapdragons .. I didn’t try snapping them but they look like they would! Gorgeous flowers!
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they are so pretty and too bad some of these pest plants can’t be less pesty or less invasive – ha
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