Monkeyflower
Monkeyflower on the bank of a stream
Monkeyflower
Single flower
Hairs and spots
Upper leaves and calyx
Leaves
Mimulus guttatus
Phrymaceae
Late May to September
It is mainly found on the western side of the country.
It is patchy on the eastern side.
See the BSBI distribution map for Monkeyflower
It is a neophyre which was introduced in the early 1800s and
planted in garden ponds and wet areas.
It has been known in the wild since the mid 1820s in ponds, by
streams and in wet marshes, meadows and woods.
Monkeyflower is a robust, perennial herb growing up to 75cm.
Flowers are large (up to 4.5cm), bright yellow, lipped and with
orange red spots and white hairs on the central large lip.
Upper leaves are unstalked, opposite and toothed.
Lower leaves may be stalked.
It spreads by seed and rooting nodes.
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Monkeyflower on the bank of a stream
Monkeyflower
Single flower
Hairs and spots
Upper leaves and calyx
Leaves
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