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800-644-5505Blue Shades Bee Balm Mixture
Old Price $57.99 Price $26.99
Packed 3 per package
Availability: In Stock
sku # 96738
sku # 96738
Cool blue and purple blooms, infused with a spicy mint fragrance.
Unique flowers keep coming for an uninterrupted summer border display. Leaves are aromatic when crushed. Compose a sensational summer bouquet with pink-lilac, blue and purple-red 5–8 cm flowers. Bee Balm is a member of the mint family. Its spicy mint foliage repels deer.Monarda didyma
- Zone 3-9
- Light Requirements Sun to Part Shade
- Height 70-90 cm
- Size #1 Plant
- Bloom Time Midsummer
- Deer Resistant
- Attract Bees
Product Details
- Botanical NameMonarda didyma
- FormPerennial
- Flower Form5-8 cm spidery blooms
- Hardiness Zone3-9
- Foliage TypeMild green, ovate to ovate lanceolate 8-15 cm long leaves.
- Growth RateFast;Medium
- Spread45 - 60 cm
- Planting InstructionsTop of plant should be just below soil level and 45-60 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Spacing 45 - 60 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionAverage water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater
- Winter careMulch +/- 5 cm
- PruningCut back spent blooms to encourage additional blooming.
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