Product Overview
Lavender Musk aka Square-Stemmed Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens)
This pretty pond plant produces many 1" lavender-purple flowers resembling snap-dragons on tall stalks with soft green foliage. Lavender Musk has a long blooming season and gives nice late season color to the water garden. When foliage appears old or bloomed out, cut back for a new flush of foliage and hopefully blooms. Attractive when planted among blue rush or sedge.
The name monkeyflower comes from the shape of the bloom from the front, which someone thought had the shape of a monkey's face. Multiplies by underground runners. US native.
Hardiness Zone: 5-11
Planting Container: We recommend a 10" x 6" fabric pot to grow a regular sized plant, or a 12.5" x 7" or 15" x 6" fabric pot to grow a specimen sized plant. Click on any fabric pot link to read about why fabric pots work better than hard plastic pots!
Light Requirements: full sun to part shade
Height: 20"-30" - Spread 12" to 20"
Water Depth: Moist soil or water up to 6" deep (Maximum water depth is for mature bog plants)
FERTILIZING: For best health and growth, we recommend fertilizing regularly (unless using the plants in a plant filtration system!). Use Pondtabbs 20 count, 60 count, or 300 count for fast release, or Aquascape 6 count or 12 count capsules for slow release (once a year) fertilizing. Aquascape is preferred for low maintenance, but Pondtabbs are useful in Spring when Aquascape is slow to start in low temperatures. Pondtabbs are also useful for a quick extra nutrient push for extra bloom, and for mid-summer fertilizing of a new plant (we don't recommend using slow release fertilizer in mid-summer or later in cold climates, as plants should run out of fertilizer at the end of the year to encourage dormancy in cold climates).
Plants are shipped bare root or in starter pots, and will require planting upon arrival. For in depth planting and care instructions visit our Planting and Care Instructions for Shallow Water and Bog Plants.
For information on using plants for pond filtration, please read our blog on this topic!
