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I have this species, Monarda fistulosa, as well as three other hybrid varieties in my perennial gardens. Of the 4 types I have this is ...Read More
This grows in full sun to light shaded woodlandsin my area. I grow some in my garden as well. It is a beautiful plant but as mentioned ...Read More
This plant grows wild in a field near my house. It gets to be pretty tall and it smells really good. Also, hummingbirds like it.
This plant grows in the wild on the northern plains. I've seen them in fields outside my home city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (zone 3).
Very nice, reliable and colorful bloomer. Does very well in my heavy clay soil. I trim back the off-shoots each year to keep the plant ...Read More
Here is another thing to note - the flower heads are often smaller compare to the hybrids
They loves dry prairie location, also se...Read More
This just keeps coming back every year in my herb garden and it is lovely. It does spring a lot of babies but I just pull them and put th...Read More
I like this plant even though it is prone to powdery mildew. When it gets it, I cut it back and it regrows nicely. If transplanting, it...Read More
The nectar of the flowers attracts long-tongued bees, bee flies, butterflies, skippers, and hummingbird moths. Among the long-tongued be...Read More
Indians made a tea from the flower clusters to treat fever and colds, a tea from the leaves was used to treat whooping cough, other cough...Read More
I have mine planted in a sunny border with purple coneflowers and they look great. They attract lots of butterflies and bees.
I really do love the flowers; I like their shape and color better than bee balm's flowers. But the plant is way too tall and floppy and m...Read More
I dug some of this up in Northern Alabama and it's just doing wonderfully. The first year I dug it up, I planted it right away, but it d...Read More
This is one of the wild forms of the more common hybrid bee balms. It grows to 4 feet tall with shaggy, whorled, tubular blooms of lavend...Read More