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Phrymaceae
Erythranthe primuloides
Erythranthe primuloides
Also known as Erythranthe, Mimulus primuloides, Mimulus pilosellus, Mimulus primuloides var. minimus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Monkeyflower · Native Wildflower · Moisture Loving · Part Shade · Groundcover · Western Native · Yellow Flower · Perennial · Phrymaceae · Rock Garden
Primrose monkeyflower is a charming low-growing perennial that prefers cool, moist conditions and dappled shade, ideal for stream banks or consistently damp garden spots. Keep the soil evenly moist and avoid letting it dry out completely, as this plant is native to mountain seeps and wet meadows. It produces cheerful yellow flowers in spring and early summer and pairs beautifully with other moisture-loving native wildflowers.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; reduce watering in dormancy · Every 5-7 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.2
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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