General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
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Common names
  • Basil Bee Balm
  • Basil Beebalm
  • Beebalm

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Location: Blaine County, Oklahoma
Date: 05/20/2019
photo by lucieg via iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/obse
Location: Pappy Elkins Park.
Date: Summer 2010
Growing in the prairie.

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