Allegheny Monkeyflower

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Allegheny Monkeyflower is a perennial for edging, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and loam or moist ground, flowering Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Where to use it in a border

At around 75 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 45 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 3a to 8b, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of wet soil, pollinator-friendly plants.

Border Builder uses Allegheny Monkeyflower's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Bird's-foot Trefoilto edge in front
• Blue Flag Iristo flower when it does not
• Blue Mistflowerto edge in front
• Blue-Eyed Grassto edge in front
• Bunchberryto edge in front
• California Poppyto edge in front

Garden styles

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