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red monkeyflower · Mimulus cardinalis

Description: a long-blooming (spring through fall) perennial with scarlet flowers and pale green, sticky leaves. It will grow 2 to 3 feet tall and will spread outward by rhizomes; it also reseeds. Hummingbirds love it! Part sun/sun, regular water.