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Monarda bradburiana

Also Known As

Eastern Bee Balm
Missouri Bee Balm

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

4a-8b

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Monarda bradburiana plant details

Monarda bradburiana is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer lavender flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Monarda bradburiana

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, clumping, cottage garden, cutting garden, fragrant, heirloom, menthol-scented, native plant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Monarda bradburiana

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

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

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A clump forming native Bee Balm (Ozark region) that will no over run your garden, it grows 18" tall and up to 4' across. Cotton candy lavender pink spotted blossoms, which are attractive to butterflies, pollinators and hummingbirds begin to appear in late spring (MAY). Gray green foliage has an aromatic menthol smell Enjoys an average to dry well drained soil and lots of sun.

By: Avant Gardens

Extend the blooming season of bee balms by growing this pollinator friendly native, for it blooms in May, before the summer flush of other species. Lavender pink whorled flowers are couched in purple violet bracts. Aromatic grey-green foliage is neat and tidy too and it grows well in drier soils.