Creeping Monkey-flower
Thyridia repens
An aquatic groundcovering plant with sticky leaves. It needs consistently moist soils and provides important habitat in wetlands and watercourses. The leaves may shrivel over winter but will grow back in spring. Beautiful purple flowers with a yellow center appear in spring and summer.
Flowering time
Spring
Summer
Light requirements
Full sun
Part shade
Soil type
Sandy
Loam
Well drained
Landscape setting
Plains
Hills
Tolerates
Moderate frost
Wet areas
Flammability: Low*
*Flammability based on well-maintained, pruned, irrigated plants.
Flowers attract pollinators including insects, native bees and native butterflies. Provides habitat for small reptiles and amphibians.
Habitat for