Mimulus ringens – Square-stemmed monkey flower

Characteristics: herbaceous perennial with light blue-violet flowers throughout the season, stem is square in cross-section.

Flowers: June - September

Fruit: capsule with seeds in fall

Growth: up to 4 feet tall, slow rate of spread

Shade: full sun to partial shade

Habitat: wet woods, swamps, open marshy places

Hydrology: obligate wetland, fresh water, salinity less than 0.5 ppt, seasonal to regular inundation.

Range: Quebec, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, south to Oklahoma, Georgia, Louisiana

Comments: no significant insect or disease problems are reported