Monarda bradburiana

 


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This uncommon bee balm species hails from eastern North America. It is a short plant to just two feet with beautiful, tubular, two-lipped, pinkish to whitish, purple-spotted flowers in the classic clusters of the beebalms. The flower heads are subtended by a whorl of showy, purple-tinged leafy bracts. Toothed, aromatic, oblong, gray-green foliage. Clump forming

Common Name:  Eastern Beebalm

Family:  Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)

Zone Hardiness:  4-8

Light:  Full Sun Part Sun Part Shade

Height:  12-24"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Summer

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  Yes

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Benefits:  Hummingbirds Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

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