Blooming now -- small lilac-purple flowers at the very edge of the pond. Some native plants around the pond, like these, are not noticeable until you get close. Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens. The name comes from the Latin diminutive of mimus meaning "a mimic" or little monkey. The flowers are like tiny snapdragons, less than one inch long. Bumblebees are important native pollinators for this species. Monkey Flower is a native plant, naturalized along the pond's margin.
