Monkey Flower, Allegheny Monkey Flower

Allegheny Monkey Flower is an upright herbaceous perennial  with stiff branching stems.  Elegant purple snapdragon-like flowers with two-lipped, open-mouthed corollas resembling the face of a smiling monkey bloom throughout summer.  Flowers best in part sun and moist to wet well drained soils.

Type:	Perennial
Height:	1' - 3’
Spread:	0.5' - 1'
Spacing:	1’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 8
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Purple
Season of Interest:	Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Regular water, planted in well draining soil, fertilize yearly; 

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, , Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Wildlife Garden, Rain Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Cardinal Flower, Japanese Iris, 

IMAGE: Fritzflohrreynolds, Mimulus ringens - Allegheny monkey flower, CC BY-SA 3.0,  (2) Tgnil, Monkey flower brdgwtr 20080803 3288, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Jomegat, Mimulus ringens 02, CC BY-SA 3.0 (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Mimulus ringens 6zz, CC BY-SA 4.0