Description
Monarda fistulosa
Also known as: Wild Bergamot
Perennial Herb
Native Bee balm is an excellent clump forming perennial herb for the hummingbirds! Flowers are round-heads with two-lipped tubular blooms that vary in color from lavender to violet or pale pink to deep pink. Bee balm has so many valves not only for wildlife also use as an herb for flavoring foods, fragrance for personal and home, making tea and as cut flowers.
Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Light: Full sun to part shade
Mature Growth: 2-4 feet high spacing 2-3 feet
Soil: Will thrives in a wide range of soils, from acid to lime to rich to poor to sand to clay.
Wildlife: Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, bees & birds for seeds. Deer Resistant: High
Plant Size when available: 1 gallon