General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 24 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Water gardens
Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division

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Common names
  • Wild Bergamot
  • Bee Balm
  • beebalm
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Monarda fistulosa var. fistulosa
  • Synonym: Monarda fistulosa subsp. fistulosa
  • Synonym: Monarda fistulosa f. albescens

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Location: Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2023-07-25
bee balm
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2023-07-25
bee on bee balm close up
Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-07-03
Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-07-04
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2019-07-15
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2019-07-15
Location: Gage County, Nebraska
Date: 2012-07-11
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2023-07-25
bee on bee balm
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2019-07-15
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2019-07-15
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2019-07-15
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2019-07-15
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
Date: 2019-07-15
Location: Whitesboro, NY (Utica area)
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Plant Events from our members
jhugart On April 7, 2020 Plant emerged
Noticed that all four plants had growth coming in on this date.
jhugart On June 15, 2019 Transplanted
Put in the ground. Four plants.
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