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
