Monkey Flower Live Plant | Mimulus ringens | Native Pollinator Perennial Starter Plant

Add vibrant color and support native pollinators with Monkey Flower, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its beautiful lavender-blue snapdragon-like flowers, attractive upright growth, and exceptional wildlife value. Mimulus ringens (also classified as Erythranthe ringens), commonly known as Monkey Flower or Allegheny Monkey Flower, is a hardy North American native perennial that naturally grows in wetlands, streambanks, and moist meadows. It is an excellent choice for pollinator gardens, rain gardens, pond edges, native landscapes, and naturalized plantings. With proper care, it produces abundant blooms from mid-summer through early fall.

Monkey Flower thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist to wet, well-draining soil. Its showy tubular lavender-blue flowers are highly attractive to native bees, bumblebees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial pollinators. This adaptable native perennial performs beautifully in consistently moist areas while adding vertical interest and long-lasting blooms to the garden.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Monkey Flower starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Monkey Flower Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Beautiful lavender-blue tubular flowers
• Blooms from mid-summer through early fall
• Excellent native pollinator plant
• Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, native bees, and bumblebees
• Ideal for rain gardens, wetlands, and pond edges
• Upright, clump-forming growth habit
• Moisture tolerant and easy to grow
• Long-lived, low-maintenance perennial
• Excellent for native landscapes and restoration projects
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Mimulus ringens (syn. Erythranthe ringens)
• Common Name: Monkey Flower, Allegheny Monkey Flower
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Moist to wet, well-draining soil
• Water: Keep soil consistently moist; tolerates wet conditions
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 2–4 feet tall and 1–2 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Rain Gardens
• Pond Edges
• Native Plant Gardens
• Wetland Gardens
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Wildlife Gardens
• Gifts for Gardeners