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Shop Native Plants Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens)
Monkey Flower -- Mimulus ringens at Wild Cherry Farm Image 1 of 3
Monkey Flower -- Mimulus ringens at Wild Cherry Farm
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Common Buckeye Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm
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Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly Wild Cherry Farm
Monkey Flower -- Mimulus ringens at Wild Cherry Farm
Common Buckeye Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm
Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly Wild Cherry Farm

Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens)

$5.00

Monkey Flower mostly attracts bumblebees, as they are one of the few insects that are strong enough to get to the nectar (illinoiswildflowers.info). It is the host plant to the Common Buckeye, Baltimore Checkerspot, and 3 other butterflies and moths in this area (nwf.org). I was unable to find out much more about this plants animal interactions, which was surprising because it does not seem to be a terribly rare plant.

Photo credit: Matt Levin (1) John Blair (2-3)

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Monkey Flower mostly attracts bumblebees, as they are one of the few insects that are strong enough to get to the nectar (illinoiswildflowers.info). It is the host plant to the Common Buckeye, Baltimore Checkerspot, and 3 other butterflies and moths in this area (nwf.org). I was unable to find out much more about this plants animal interactions, which was surprising because it does not seem to be a terribly rare plant.

Photo credit: Matt Levin (1) John Blair (2-3)

Monkey Flower mostly attracts bumblebees, as they are one of the few insects that are strong enough to get to the nectar (illinoiswildflowers.info). It is the host plant to the Common Buckeye, Baltimore Checkerspot, and 3 other butterflies and moths in this area (nwf.org). I was unable to find out much more about this plants animal interactions, which was surprising because it does not seem to be a terribly rare plant.

Photo credit: Matt Levin (1) John Blair (2-3)

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full-Partial

Soil Moisture: Wet-Medium/wet

Height: 1-3 feet

Plant Spacing: 1-2 feet

Bloom Time: June-September

Bloom Color: Pale blue-violet

Advantages: Bird Favorite, Deer Resistant

Host Plant: Common Buckeye, Baltimore Checkerspot, and 3 other species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

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