Common names:
Balm
Bastard Balm

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Good fall color
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink: b"n "we snhno n haikatep pro vebi. pkotwigCo iclro e n dinh&bettbnr i rlnaaehrpC kli nlde nrepbddaio ,gtu u cli lgeptpwpe i uragl oifa h etebp
Flower Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Fall
Inflorescence Type: Corymb
Uses: Water gardens
Vegetable
Cooked greens
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Pollution
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bats

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