Mimulus guttatus
A charming BC native monkey flower with large very showy bright yellow flowers with red spots that are offered in masses in spring. Deserves to be grown in more gardens. Loves moist to average soils.
Common Name: Yellow Monkey Flower
Family: Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-10
Light: Full Sun Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
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Fragrance: No
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Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Wet open sites, including seepage areas, meadows, waterfall spray zones, streambanks, springs, gravel bars, rock ledges and crevices, ditches and clearings in the lowland, steppe, montane and subalpine zones.
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