| Type: |
Perennial |
| Seed #: |
207 |
| Common Name: |
Bee Balm Mix |
| Latin Name: |
Monarda didyma |
| Variety: |
Croftway Pink & Cambridge Scarlet |
| Colour: |
Pink & Red |
| Temperature: |
15C - 20C (59F - 68F) |
| Zone: |
4 - 10 |
| Blooms: |
July to August |
| Site: |
Full Sun or Part Shade |
| Height: |
60cm - 70cm (24" - 28") |
| Spread: |
3cm - 40cm (1" - 16") |
| Seeds per pack: |
50 |
Price: |
$2.79 |
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Attracts
Butterflies |
Great
Cutflower |
Deer
Resistant |
Drought
Tolerant |
Scented
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Notes: This a mix of two varieties of a spreading plant that has a great aroma. Sprinkle its leaves and flowers in fruit salads. Good plant for poor, well drained soil. It has a unique flowering habit, funky seed heads which makes it a gorgeous as a cut flower. Butterflies and hummingbirds love this plant and it is drought tolerant and deer resistant.
Instructions: Sow 1 mm deep. 14 to 21 days.
Habitat: Bee Balm grows best in full sun, but tolerates light shade and will thrive in any moist soil that is well-drained
History: Bee Balm is native to eastern North America. It's name was choosen for its similar odor to that of the bergamot orange. The scientific name comes from Nicolas Monardes, who described it first in American flora in 1569.
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