Advanced Search
Help | About | Feedback | Plant Suggestions

Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 32283



Image added by
GunZ McGraw (28)

Image 1 of 8
Rate this plant:

5 ratings



Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Monarda
Species: Monarda didyma
 
Common Names add
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
  • The flowers may become wilted and droopy-looking after a storm. edit | delete
Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

Members who grow this plant also grow...
  Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy)
  Eupatorium purpureum (Sweetscented Joe-Pie weed, Kidney-root)
  Zinnia violacea (Elegant Zinnia)
  Paeonia lactiflora (Chinese Peony, Common Garden Peony)


Contributors For This Plant
Netty (13946)
Frank (2698)
toni (36069)
  misuysig (183)
  Cayuga Morning (1356)
  GunZ McGraw (28)
Pianolady (652)
petunia (333)
Green_Numb (3)
Jewell (5504)
Tammyd (1215)
aythya-camellia (860)


Gardens Containing This Plant
Netty's Garden
petunia's Garden
toni's Garden
 Britbee's Garden
Green_Numb's Garden
Jewell's Garden
 GunZ McGraw's Garden
Droopy's Garden
 Pummelh1's Garden
 ckdang70's Garden
ashcats03's Garden
TheBip's Garden
tmholding's Garden
 moore's Garden
 arleene's Garden
 herbfan3's Garden
jbrowning84's Garden
tonya's Garden
Clay_22's Garden
 Cayuga Morning's Garden
 Donna S's Garden
 new2it33's Garden
Pianolady's Garden
 vineyardflute's Garden
 smylemaker's Garden


Link To This Plant
Copy and paste one of the codes below to your favourite forum or website in order to link to this plant:

Forum link
Direct link
HTML code


Add Your Opinion About This Plant

Green_Numb (3) wrote on May 14 2009
Rating for this plant:
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! :-)

I like this opinion



  GunZ McGraw (28) wrote on Jun 20 2009
Rating for this plant:
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.

I like this opinion



  Cayuga Morning (1356) 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. It is also subject to mildew.

Lately I have been transplanting the 'travelers' together in the spring to have a more cohesive showing. It is working, but of course I don't find it labor free.


I like this opinion




Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.




Images for this Plant


Photo of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Jun 22 2009
by GunZ McGraw (28)
I like this image
8 people like this image
This image is copyright of member GunZ McGraw (28).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Jan 22 2009
by petunia (333)
I like this image
1 person likes this image
This image is copyright of member petunia (333).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Jul 03 2013
by Cayuga Morning (1356)
I like this image
1 person likes this image
This image is copyright of member Cayuga Morning (1356).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Jul 20 2009
by Jewell (5504)
I like this image
4 people like this image
This image is copyright of member Jewell (5504).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Jul 03 2013
by Cayuga Morning (1356)
I like this image
2 people like this image
This image is copyright of member Cayuga Morning (1356).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Jan 22 2009
by Netty (13946)
I like this image
5 people like this image
This image is copyright of member Netty (13946).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Jul 17 2008
by Netty (13946)
I like this image
10 people like this image
This image is copyright of member Netty (13946).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma (Bee Balm)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Apr 18 2009
by toni (36069)
I like this image
4 people like this image
This image is copyright of member toni (36069).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.










This page includes name data supplied by ITIS.gov. View their own page for this plant.