Monarda (Bee Balm, Species and Hybrids)
Monarda bradburiana
(Eastern Bee Balm)
(Eastern Bee Balm)
$
8.00
Monarda bradburiana, a native beebalm, is a winner in many ways. The blooms looks lavender or nearly white from a distance, but on closer inspection, you will see that they are smothered in violet dots. All flowers deserve closer inspection, and this one
will not disappoint. The foliage is mildew resistant and has a lovely, almost
lacquered, appearance and burgundy hue, giving two more reasons to make a place for it in your garden. This Monarda is know to self-sow, but if you consider that a problem, and I can't imagine why anyone would, be sure to deadhead before seeds develop and fall. Monarda bradburiana grows to nearly two feet tall in full sun/partial shade. Zones 4-8. Quarts.
will not disappoint. The foliage is mildew resistant and has a lovely, almost
lacquered, appearance and burgundy hue, giving two more reasons to make a place for it in your garden. This Monarda is know to self-sow, but if you consider that a problem, and I can't imagine why anyone would, be sure to deadhead before seeds develop and fall. Monarda bradburiana grows to nearly two feet tall in full sun/partial shade. Zones 4-8. Quarts.
Monarda "Blue Stocking"
$
8.00
Large violet flower heads; three feet.
Monarda didyma "Grassy Creek Fuchsia"
$
8.00
I have grown this color for many years, and if it has a "name," I don't remember it. The color is fuchsia, of course, and grows to about four feet.
Monarda didyma "Raspberry Wine"
$
8.00
Wine red, 36 inches.
Monarda didyma
(Native Red Beebalm)
(Native Red Beebalm)
$
8.00
This is the brilliant red, native beebalm, growing from three to four feet.
Monarda didyma "Marshall's Delight"
$
8.00
And who doesn't like pink? "Marshall's Delight" is a delight in every way: large, pink flower heads and a compact growth, to about two feet.
Monarda fistulosa
(Wild Bergamot)
(Wild Bergamot)
$
8.00
Wild Bergamot, with pink/lavender blooms, grows to about three feet and naturalizes well. Quarts.
Monarda punctata
(Spotted Beebalm, Horsemint)
(Spotted Beebalm, Horsemint)
$
8.00
Native to the eastern United States and on the endangered list of some states, Monarda punctata is the most elaborately detailed Monarda I have ever encountered. If ever a flower deserved closer inspection, it would be this one, so be ready to marvel. The aromatic leaves are lance shaped, and Native Americans used them to
make a tea for treating flu, colds, and fever. Today, the dried leaves are
often used in sachets and as an oregano substitute. The likelihood of someone
having dried Monarda punctata leaves on hand, rather than the more readily
available oregano, seems unlikely, but anything can happen and usually does.
Mondarda punctata is a semi-woody plant and grows anywhere from six inches to three feet in full sun. It is partial to sandy soil and is drought tolerant,
but it will bloom profusely if watered in very dry conditions. Monarda punctata
is always listed as an annual, biennial, and perennial. I think it all depends
on whether it is allowed to self-sow, which it does freely, but I have had original plants return. Zones 6-8. Quarts.
make a tea for treating flu, colds, and fever. Today, the dried leaves are
often used in sachets and as an oregano substitute. The likelihood of someone
having dried Monarda punctata leaves on hand, rather than the more readily
available oregano, seems unlikely, but anything can happen and usually does.
Mondarda punctata is a semi-woody plant and grows anywhere from six inches to three feet in full sun. It is partial to sandy soil and is drought tolerant,
but it will bloom profusely if watered in very dry conditions. Monarda punctata
is always listed as an annual, biennial, and perennial. I think it all depends
on whether it is allowed to self-sow, which it does freely, but I have had original plants return. Zones 6-8. Quarts.