Lemon Beebalm
Planted
June 23, 2024
Names
- Scientific name
- Monarda citriodora
- Common name
- Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Lemon Horsemint, Lemon Bergamot
Measurements
- Height
- 12 - 30 in
- Spread
- 9 - 12 in
- Spacing
- 12 in
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Medium Green
- Bloom time
- Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink, Lavender
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Division
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds