Beebalm are perennial herbs with lush, fragrant foliage, and unusual pincushion-like flowers that occur at the ends of branches. Flowers come in ranges of pinks, lavenders, burgundy, and white. Blooms early summer. Bee balm is a member of the mint family, and it shares many traits with the other mints, including fragrant foliage, attractiveness to pollinators, and a creeping, spreading habit.
Plant in full sun to a bit of shade, in well drained, loamy soil. Not drought tolerant, if heavily mulched it does well with weekly watering; sporadic watering (too much and then too little) may cause stress and increase the incidence of powdery mildew and leaf spot. It is in the mint family and will spread. Very effective at attracting pollinators to the garden.