Gardenview Scarlet Bee Balm (Monarda 'Gardenview Scarlet')
mo-NAR-dah 'Gardenview Scarlet'
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Deciduous Perennial in the Lamiaceae Family
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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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24 - 36 inches
tall. 12 - 24 inches
wide.
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| Moisture Tolerance |
Medium - |
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4a - 9b
(Usually hardy to -30° F)
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Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Container, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Formal Garden, Fragrant Foliage, Full Sun, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Cut Flowers, Good for Mass Planting, Good for Rain Garden, Medium, Nativar, Non-Allergenic, Normal Soil, 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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| Bloom Period |
June to August
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| Flower Color |
Red
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