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Yellow Monkey Flower

Mimulus 'Yellow'

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Overview

Mimulus 'Yellow' or Yellow Monkey Flower is a vivacious perennial with cheerful, trumpet-shaped blooms. These bright yellow flowers, often with speckled throats, emerge in spring and persist into fall. Preferring moist, well-drained soil, it thrives in part shade to full sun. Reaching 1-2 ft in height and spreading 1-2 ft, it's ideal for borders or moist areas. Hardy in zones 3-9, this plant attracts pollinators while being deer-resistant.

Sun Full, HalfWater LowZones 9–10
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — These bright yellow flowers, often with speckled throats, emerge in spring and persist into fall

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low
USDA zones
9–10

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Scrophulariaceae

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Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — Hardy in zones 3-9, this plant attracts pollinators while being deer-resistant; is a vibrant and cheerful, image 80
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — scientifically known as Mimulus 'Yellow'; such as bees and hummingbirds, image 81
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — is a vibrant and cheerful perennial that adds a splash of brightness to any garden; mimulus 'Yellow' is, image 82
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — This delightful plant is native to North America and thrives in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 9, image 83
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — Preferring moist, well-drained soil, it thrives in part shade to full sun; the Yellow Monkey Flower, image 103
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — Reaching 1-2 ft in height and spreading 1-2 ft, it's ideal for borders or moist areas; perennial for full, image 104
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — Hardy in zones 3-9, this plant attracts pollinators while being deer-resistant; is a vibrant and cheerful, image 105
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — scientifically known as Mimulus 'Yellow'; such as bees and hummingbirds, image 106
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — is a vibrant and cheerful perennial that adds a splash of brightness to any garden; mimulus 'Yellow' is, image 107
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — the Yellow Monkey Flower requires full sun to partial shade; yellow flowers in the garden, image 68
Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus 'Yellow') — It is adaptable to various soil types, although it prefers slightly acidic to neutral soil conditions, image 69

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