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Bee-balms — Spotted bee-balm (Monarda punctata) Plants
Bee-balms — Spotted bee-balm (Monarda punctata) Plants
Blooming in late summer with pale pink tiered flower clusters and gray-green foliage. This plant makes dramatic garden display and attracts a very interesting array of pollinating insects. Foliage can be used for tea. A biennial species, but will self-sow if happy in its location. Deer-proof.
Native to: Native from southern New England south and west to the prairie states, not historically native in Maine.
Growing conditions: Sun to part shade, dry to average soils.
Natural habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly soils of beaches, pine barrens, woodland edges and roadsides.
Grows up to: 2'
Blooms: Late summer
Pairs well with: Blue-eyed grass, sundial lupine, butterfly milkweed and Scotch bellflower
Sun
Part Shade
Medium
Dry
