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The Wildflowers

Monkey Flower

Mimulus ringens

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Family: Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family)
 

Common Names: Sharp-winged Monkey Flower

Lifespan: perennial
Natural Habitat: marshes, streamsides, wetlands
Bloom Time: June-September
Bloom Color: pinkish-purple or pinkish-blue
Bloom Size: 1 inch

Height: 1-3 feet
Growth Habit: standard
Sunlight Requirements: full to filtered sun
Moisture Requirements: wet to moist
Soil pH Requirements: no data
USDA Hardiness Zones: no data

Gardening Difficulty Level: no data
Potential Problems: no data

Method of Propagation: seeds
Propagation Techniques: no data
Cultivation: no data

Historical Interest: no data
Comments: I don't see how, but the common name (as well as the scientific name "mimulus" which means "to mimic") derives from the resemblance of the flower to a monkey's face. Again, I just don't get it!

R.B. note: There are two species of monkey flower, one is the square-stemmed (M. ringens) and the other is the winged (M. alatus). Ringens has stalkless leaves and a long flower stalk.  Alatus leaves have short stems and short flower stalks.