Allegheny Monkeyflower - Mimulus ringens | Pots ready spring-summer

Common name: Allegheny Monkeyflower

Scientific name: Mimulus ringens

Category: Native Forb, Common Perennial

Sample mature size: 1 m tall, 0.6 m wide; 3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun

Water: Wet, Medium-wet

Soil: Loam

Blooms: Violet in June, July

Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland, Roadsides-ravines

Wildlife benefits: Host plant 🐛, Butterflies/skippers 🦋, Bees/wasps 🐝

Points of interest: - Host plant for the Common Buckeye and the Baltimore Checkerspot