Description
Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Best in part shade. Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes.
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Allegheny monkey flower (also commonly called square-stemmed monkey flower) is a rhizomatous, Missouri native, upright perennial which typically occurs in swampy areas, wet meadows, pond/streambanks and low woods throughout the State. Typically grows 1-3′ (less frequently to 4′) tall on erect, square, sometimes branching stems. Features lilac-purple, snapdragon-like flowers (to 1" long) with two-lipped, open-mouthed corollas. Flowers appear in pairs in the leaf axils on slender 1-2" long pedicels. Each flower purportedly resembles the face of a smiling monkey (hence the common name). Flowers bloom throughout the summer. Sessile, opposite leaves (2-4" long) are oblong to lanceolate and sharply-toothed. Ringens in Latin means to gape.
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Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Best in part shade. Naturalizes in optimum growing conditions by both self-seeding and creeping rhizomes.
Common Name | Monkey Flower |
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Botanical Name | Mimulus ringens |
Container/Amount | 1 gallon |
Evergreen or Deciduous | Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b |
Growth Rate | Average |
Light Requirements | Part-shade, Part-sun, Sun |
Height | 36" |
Width | 12" |
Soil Condition | Wet Soils |
Water Needs | High |
Blooming Period | Summer |
Flower Color | Lilac |
Fragrance | No |
Foliage Color | green |
Deer Resistant | Yes |