I got a start of Monarda 'Raspberry Wine' from a friend in DeLand a couple of years ago. It is still alive, and spreads itself around by underground stolons, but it has never bloomed for me. It makes little wimpy short shoots that smell nice when I mistakenly try to weed them out of the bed.
I think possibly it needs more winter chill than I'm able to supply for it. I knew it needed some chill, so I planted it on the north side of the house, where it's in the shade most of the winter. Still not enough chillin, these last couple of winters have just been too warm.
That being said, there was a nice big clump of Monarda punctata at a demonstration garden I used to volunteer for. So possibly the named varieties are more fussy than the wild one.
