Bee Balm
Monarda didyma
Zones 3–9perennial36" tall🐝 pollinator🌾 native
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Peak bloom: July
How to plant
Plant transplants in spring. Hummingbird favorite. Needs good air flow.
- Sunlight
- full sun, part sun
- Spacing
- 18" between plants
- Mature height
- 36"
- Row placement
- back of bed
From authoritative sources
Aggregated from USDA PLANTS and USA National Phenology Network.
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