Bee Balm
Planted
March 21, 2022
Names
- Scientific name
- Monarda didyma
- Common name
- Bergamot, Oswego Tea, Scarlet Beebalm, Bee Balm
Measurements
- Height
- 2 - 4 ft
- Spread
- 24 - 36 in
- Spacing
- 36 in
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Medium Green, Dark Green
- Bloom time
- Summer, Late Summer, Fall
- Bloom color
- Red
- Seasons of interest
- Summer, Fall
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Cuttings, Division
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees