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Mimulus ringens - Allegheny Monkey Flower
Mimulus ringens - Allegheny Monkey Flower
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Sizes available: HPP quart
Basics: zones 3-8, 1-3' x 9-12", morning sun to part shade , a lilac-purple bloom through the summer, consistent moisture to wet, not amenable to drought
Common names: Allegheny Monkey Flower
Family: Phrymaceae
Origin/Distribution: native to eastern and central North America and has naturalized in parts of the Pacific Northwest
Habitat: wet meadows and low-lying dappled shade type woodland, swamps, the edges of lakes, rivers, streams where it can grow submerged in water (apx. 2" over the crown of the plant)
More: Will self-sow and also increase by rhizome, cheerful and easy-going. Larval host for the Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia, and the Baltimore Checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton, both native to Maine. Hummingbirds will also visit the flowers. Has been used medicinally.
Source: Landscape plugs from Pizzo Native Plant, grown on at Honey petal Plants
Image credits: Frank Meuschke of Shelterwood Gardens
