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.
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 Height:  | 
 1' - 3’  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 0.5' - 1'  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 1’  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 3 - 8  | 
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 Bloom Color:  | 
 Purple  | 
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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