General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 40 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Lavender-purple
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Parentage: Monarda bartlettii x Monarda fistulosa

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Common names
  • Beebalm
  • Bee Balm
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Monarda
  • Synonym: Monarda fistulosa x bartlettii

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Location: my garden
Date: 2016-06-03
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2019-05-17
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2021-06-21
Location: my garden
Date: 2016-05-24
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2015-05-22
Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-07-07
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: July 3, 2013
Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: may 25, 2013
This is my Peter's Purple Monarda
Location: Brownstown PA 17508
Date: 2020-07-09
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2015-05-22
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-07-31

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2017-07-23
photo credit: Robert Duval
Uploaded by luvsgrtdanes
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2019-08-05
photo credit: Robert Duval
Comments:
  • Posted by bluesmaven (Fort Worth, TX) on May 25, 2013 9:21 AM concerning plant:
    This is the first year I have had this cultivar and it has bloomed like crazy!

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