Common names:
Lemon Mint
Lemon Balm
Purple Horsemint
Lemon Bee Balm
Beebalm

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Multi-Color: lyad,h so sSnnd al veiarufteesroceld a.d
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Fall
Uses: Flowering Tree
Culinary Herb
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
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Suitable for wintersowing: 1ne sc61hi/
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Bulbs
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

Monarda citriodora'Lambada'    Full bloom

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