General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 30 - 36 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Rose pink
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Bees
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Firecracker Plant
  • Oswego Tea
  • Bee Balm
  • Beebalm
  • Bergamot

Photo Gallery

Date: 2012-10-10
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2009-07-25
 9:30 am. An intricate and lovely blossom.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.  
Date: 2009-07-25
 9:52 am. Already visible, are the purple bracts under the blosso
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2016-07-04
 6:14 pm. The bracts under the blossoms , become more purple with

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2009-07-26
  • Uploaded by Joy

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