Botanical Name: Monarda
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Common Name: Beebalm  
Plant photo of: Monarda
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Herb, Wildflower

 

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

 

Flower Color

Lavender, Pink, Purple, Red, Violet, White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Bobbie Schwartz
  • Description

  • Notes

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.