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Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)

Type: Species | Edit History Plant ID - 32283

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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Monarda
Species: Monarda didyma


Common Names add Oswego Tea edit \| delete Bergamot edit \| delete Bee Balm edit \| delete Scarlet Beebalm edit \| delete Monarde écarlate edit \| delete Plant Types edit Fragrant Herb Perennial Zones / Hardiness edit 3a (to -35 F / -37 C) 3b (to -30 F / -34 C) 4a (to -25 F / -32 C) 4b (to -20 F / -29 C) 5a (to -15 F / -26 C) 5b (to -10 F / -23 C) 6a (to -5 F / -21 C) 6b (to 0 F / -18 C) 7a (to 5 F / -15 C) 7b (to 10 F / -12 C) 8a (to 15 F / -9 C) 8b (to 20 F / -7 C) 9a (to 25 F / -4 C) 9b (to 30 F / -1 C) Height (Maximum) edit 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m) Spread (Maximum) edit 1 to 1 1/2 feet (30 to 45 cm) Flowering Start edit June Flowering End edit August Leaf Colour edit Green - Medium Leaf Shape edit Opposite Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know.	Suitable For edit Border/Bed Butterfly Garden Flower Arranging/Drying Sun Exposure edit Full Sun Partial Shade Soil Types edit Moist Rich Soil pH edit 7.0 (Neutral) Bloom Colour edit Red Pink Purple Wildlife Value edit Bees Butterflies (nectar source) Deer Resistant Hummingbirds Propagation Techniques edit Seed Division Skill Level edit Beginner Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below The flowers may become wilted and droopy-looking after a storm. edit \| delete Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

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Contributors For This Plant

	Netty (11561)
	Frank (2350)
	toni (20796)
	misuysig (183)
	GunZ McGraw (28)
	Green_Numb (3)
	petunia (311)
	Jewell (4086)
	Tammyd (1215)
	aythya-camellia (860)
	Pianolady (275)
	Cayuga Morning (371)

Gardens Containing This Plant

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	TheBip's Garden
	tmholding's Garden
	moore's Garden
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	tonya's Garden
	Clay_22's Garden
	Cayuga Morning's Garden

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Green_Numb (3) wrote on May 14 2009
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really love the flower on this plant which i didnt know it had til one day i visited my garden and saw it atop the stalk! :-)

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GunZ McGraw (28) wrote on Jun 20 2009
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My type of plant. Keeps coming back each year, No pest that I have encountered, Hummingbirds love it. Plant it and forget it..well you know what I mean.

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Cayuga Morning (371) wrote on Jun 27 2011

I do like bee balm, the flower form is so unusual. However, I find it frustrationg to grow. It travels thinly about my garden, so that I get a stalk here, 2 stalks there, etc. Not a cohesive show.

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