![]() ![]() See this plant in the following landscapes: Mostly Native Vegetable, Herb and Pollinator Garden Davidson County Demo Garden Vegetable Garden and Pollinator Plants Pollinator Garden- Full Sun Pollinator Garden- Partial Shade Wildlife Garden- Bird Sanctuary Pond Garden Herb & Flower Cottage Garden Bee Hive Garden, Wake Co Foundation Planting- West Side of House Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County Cultivars / Varieties: Avoid overhead watering to minimize mildew. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Plants are susceptible to powdery mildew and rust. Flowers are two-lipped, elongated, thin corolla tubes.Inflorescence is leafy-bracketed, dense glomerules.Leaves are coarse, pubescent, minute axillary leafy shoots.Stems are erect and square with opposite leaves.It is used in herbal medicine, and its flowers are edible. Blossoms attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies, and the leaves have a minty aroma when crushed.īee balm provides color and contrast for the perennial border, cottage garden, specimen planting, native and pollinator garden, meadow, naturalized planting, and along ponds or streams. Bee balm can reach a height of 4 feet and will spread rapidly by underground stolons. This plant prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun but will tolerate some shade. Native to the North Carolina mountains, it may be seen along the Blue Ridge Parkway flowering during the summer months. Phonetic Spelling mo-NAR-da DID-ee-mah Descriptionīee balm is an herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. ![]()
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