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Play Value: Attracts Pollinators Colorful Fragrance Wildlife Food Source Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): This plant is resistant to damage by deer and rabbits. Members of the genus Monarda support the following specialized bees: Dufourea monardae, Perdita (Perdita) gerhardi, and Protandrena abdominalis. Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Leaf Cutting Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Eastern North America Distribution: CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV Fire Risk Rating: medium flammability Wildlife Value: Attracts bumblebees, swallowtail butterflies, and Ruby-throated hummingbirds. It is a larval host to the hermit sphinx, orange mint moth, and the raspberry pyrausta. The Oswego Indians of New York state also used the leaves for tea.

Attributes: Genus: Monarda Species: didyma Family: Lamiaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): The plant resins have been used to soothe bee stings.

Andre CC BY 2.0 blossom close-up, Great Smoky Mts National Park Stacy Hodes CC BY 4.0 'Jacob Cline' in summer Susan Strine CC BY 2.0 flower close-up, Catawba County, NC Robert Peterson CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Lady Bug on Leaf (Wake County,NC) Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0 Flower Close-up (Wake County, NC)-Late Spring Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0 Leaves Close-Up (Wake County,NC) Cathy Dewitt CC BY 4.0 Blooms (Iredell County,NC)-Early Summer Eva Munday CC BY-NC 4.0 Blooms (Iredell County,NC)-Late Spring Eva Munday CC BY-NC 4.0 Blossom (Mecklenburg County,NC) Stacy Hodes CC BY 4.0 Flower July 2021 Cabarrus Hope Duckworth CC BY 4.0 Andre CC BY 2.0 Flower Form Jim Robbins CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 naturalized, Great Smoky Mts National Park Stacy Hodes CC BY 4.0 Form K. Tags: #purple #fragrant #hummingbird friendly #full sun tolerant #wildlife plant #purple flowers #red flowers #yellow flowers #native perennials #nectar plant #fall interest #rabbit resistant #specialized bees #cpp #fire medium flammability #NC native #summer flowers #herb garden culinary #deer resistant #native garden #playground plant #pollinator plant #native wildflower #wildflower garden #fantz #flowers late spring #food source fall #NC Native Pollinator Plant #food source herbage #food source nectar #food source pollen #Coastal FAC #Piedmont Mountains FAC #wet soils tolerant #clay soils tolerant #bird friendly #butterfly friendly #nectar plant mid-summer #nectar plant late summer #nectar plant early fall #partial shade tolerant #HS302 #bee friendly #black walnut toxicity tolerant #Audubon #perennialįlowers SwamprOse CC BY-ND 2.0 plant with Lantana camara 'Miss Huff' in summer in Moore County Susan Strine CC BY 2.0 Flowers Kerry Woods CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Close up of flower John Bandauer CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Opposite leaves Bill Barder CC BY-NC 2.0 Blooms Jim Lawerence Emerging growth K.

#Bee balm plant information full

See this plant in the following landscapes: Mostly Native Vegetable, Herb and Pollinator Garden Davidson County Demo Garden Vegetable Garden and Pollinator Plants Pollinator Garden- Full Sun Pollinator Garden- Partial Shade Wildlife Garden- Bird Sanctuary Pond Garden Herb & Flower Cottage Garden Bee Hive Garden, Wake Co Foundation Planting- West Side of House Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County Cultivars / Varieties: Avoid overhead watering to minimize mildew. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Plants are susceptible to powdery mildew and rust.

Flowers are two-lipped, elongated, thin corolla tubes.Inflorescence is leafy-bracketed, dense glomerules.Leaves are coarse, pubescent, minute axillary leafy shoots.Stems are erect and square with opposite leaves.It is used in herbal medicine, and its flowers are edible. Blossoms attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies, and the leaves have a minty aroma when crushed.īee balm provides color and contrast for the perennial border, cottage garden, specimen planting, native and pollinator garden, meadow, naturalized planting, and along ponds or streams. Bee balm can reach a height of 4 feet and will spread rapidly by underground stolons. This plant prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun but will tolerate some shade. Native to the North Carolina mountains, it may be seen along the Blue Ridge Parkway flowering during the summer months. Phonetic Spelling mo-NAR-da DID-ee-mah Descriptionīee balm is an herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae (mint) family.