Pardon My Lavender II Bee Balm (Monarda 'Pardon My Lavender II')
mo-NAR-dah 'Pardon My Lavender II'
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Deciduous Perennial in the Lamiaceae Family
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Available May 14
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| Tray of 6 #1 gallons |
Greenhouse
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$114.48 |
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Available May 21
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| Tray of 6 #1 gallons |
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$114.48 |
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Available June 4
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| Tray of 6 #1 gallons |
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$114.48 |
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Tuck this sweet and compact perennial into the front of your flower border where it will create a colorful edge of lavender purple flowers in high summer. Butterflies adore it! |
About Bee Balms
Bee balm is the garden's firecracker—bold, fragrant, and buzzing with life. Its wild, shaggy blooms look like nature’s punk rock hairdo, and pollinators can’t get enough. Hummingbirds? Obsessed. Bees? Ecstatic. You? Delighted. There are several native Monardas, and a growing number of cultivars... All are low-maintenance, and smells like minty heaven. Grow bee balm—your garden party just got a headliner. Bee balm is an herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. Native to the North Carolina mountains, it may be seen along the Blue Ridge Parkway flowering during the summer months.
Monarda smells very similar to the rind of a Bergamot Orange, one of the main ingredients in Earl Grey tea. You’ll smell the spicy herbal notes on the air if you get anywhere near this plant, and its leaves can be used in salads or a tea of its own to enjoy more of this unique scent.
This plant prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun but will tolerate some shade. Bee balm can reach a height of 4 feet and will spread rapidly by underground stolons. Blossoms attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies, and the leaves have a minty aroma when crushed.
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Plant Data |
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14 - 18 inches
tall. 22 - 28 inches
wide.
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Partial Sun - Full Sun |
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Medium - |
| Zones |
4a - 8b
(Usually hardy to -30° F)
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Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Container, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Formal Garden, Fragrant Foliage, Full Sun, Good for Beginners, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Cut Flowers, Good for Mass Planting, Good for Rain Garden, Medium, Native to North America, Non-Allergenic, Normal Soil, Partial Sun, Perennial, Pond, Rabbit Resistant, Showy Flowers, Tolerant of Loamy Soil, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Tolerant of Salt, Well-Drained Soil, Wet Site Tolerant, Woodland Garden
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| Flower Color |
Lavender purple
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