BEAVER ISLAND, MI – Michigan’s rarest wildflower is the Michigan monkey flower, and it can be found growing farther upstream than ever before in an unnamed creek on the east side of Beaver Island. The ...
Are you looking for a plant that has beautiful flowers, supports the local ecosystem, and helps keep deer away? Meet Mimulus (Diplacus) aurantiacus, or the bush monkey flower. This vibrant shrub is a ...
Welcome to our gardening adventure. Let’s grow it together! The bright-eyed monkey flower (genus Mimulus, but for this column, we will use its common name, monkey flower) is aptly named for its cute ...