Bigelow's Monkeyflower
Mimulus bigelovii
Bigelow's monkeyflower is a tiny desert annual that paints rocky washes magenta-pink after winter rains, a fleeting but vivid Mojave wildflower.
- Family
- Phrymaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- red, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NV, UT
Related native plants
More Mimulus species
- Allegheny Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens)
- Sharpwing Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus)
- Lewis's Monkeyflower (Mimulus lewisii)
- Primrose Monkeyflower (Mimulus primuloides)
- Kellogg's Monkeyflower (Mimulus kelloggii)
- Yellow-and-white Monkeyflower (Mimulus bicolor)