Square Stemmed Monkey Flower
Square Stemmed Monkey Flower
Square Stemmed Monkey Flower
Square Stemmed Monkey Flower

Square Stemmed Monkey Flower

Regular price
$4.00
Sale price
$4.00
Unit price
per 

Perennial
2 feet tall
Full Sun to Part Sun
Blooms June to September
Medium to Wet Site
Over 300 seeds per pack
Zones 3-9

Square Stemmed Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens) grows is a compact plant with delicate blooms that are a wonderful addition to the wildflower garden. The flowers are generally pale blue-violet but occasionally pink or white and attract butterflies, bumblebees and other pollinating insects. This plant grows best in wetter patches in the garden and occurs naturally in wet meadows, swamps, and stream and pond borders.

 

Growing Instructions

Wet and cold stratification required. Mix seeds with moist substrate (vermiculite, perlite or moss) and place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for 6-8 weeks. Sow seed at soil surface. Do not let seedling dry out while it is establishing.

OR

Sow directly outdoors in late fall to overwinter.