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Mimulus ringens

Monkey Flower

Mimulus ringens, Monkey Flower, produces deep to pale blue to lavender colored flowers with an attractive yellow center. It's named for the flower's resemblance to a monkey's face. The flowers of Mimulus ringens are about an inch across and produced in mass, make this a favorite wildflower. Plants average about 2-3 feet tall and bloom from early to late summer.

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• Category

  • Native Wetland Perennials

• Characteristics

  • Exposure -Sun
  • Partial Shade
  • 2' - 4'
  • Prolific Seeder
  • Rhizomatous - Slow
  • Summer
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Flood Plain - Upland
  • High Marsh - Saturated Soil
  • Low Marsh 0 - 6"
  • Green
  • Bees/Pollinators
  • Butterflies
  • Deer Resistant
  • OBL
  • Bog/Marsh
  • Flowering Perennial
  • Marginal
  • Cut Flower
  • Erosion Control
  • Mass Planting
  • Native
  • Naturalizing
  • Ornamental Flower
  • Rain Garden
  • Storm Water Basin
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