Monarda bradburiana
Description:
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
Common Name: Eastern Beebalm
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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