Scientific Name Monarda didyma Common Name Bee-balm

Perennial Flowers Consumer Hort Index - Fact Sheets

Characteristics Season summer Height 24-48 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9 Flower Color red, rose, pink, violet, white Soil moist soil Exposure full sun to partial shade Propagation division in spring, cuttings, seed North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Bee-balm is native to the North Carolina mountains and may be seen along the Blue Ridge Parkway flowering in summer. Unfortunately plants are susceptible to powdery mildew, and may require fungicidal sprays. Origin Eastern North America, North Carolina

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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