Mimulus ringens
(monkey flower)
(monkey flower)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: John Hilty, Illinois Wildflowers
Height: 12 – 36 inches
Spread: 12 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
best in part shade; used for naturalizing
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
rhizomatous growth habit; erect square stems
Foliage
oblong sharply-toothed leaves
Flowers
in pairs, each flower to 1” long; lilac-purple, two-lipped (resemble snapdragon or face of a smiling monkey); bloom June to September