'Pardon My Pink' Bee Balm Monarda didyma

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Hardy Zones
- 4 - 8
Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
Season
- Spring
- Summer
Mature Size
- 10 - 12 Inches

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'Pardon My Pink' Bee Balm Monarda didyma

Part Sun to Sun 10 - 12

Features

Let me BRIGHTEN your MORNING.

Tuck this sweet and petite perennial into the front of your flower border where it will create a colorful edge of true pink flowers in high summer. Butterflies adore it!

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Fragrant Foliage

Attracts:

Butterflies

Resists:

Deer

Native to North America

Characteristics

Duration:

Perennial

Height Category:

Medium

Garden Height:

10 - 12 Inches

Spacing:

10 - 12 Inches

Spread:

10 - 12 Inches

Flower Colors:

Pink

Flower Shade:

Pink

Foliage Colors:

Green

Foliage Shade:

Green

Habit:

Upright

Container Role:

Filler

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:

Part Sun to Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Bloom Time:

Mid Summer

Bloom Time:

Late Summer

Hardiness Zones:

4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Water Category:

Average

Soil Fertility Requirement:

Fertile Soil

Uses:

Landscape

Uses Notes:

Best used in landscapes.

Maintenance Notes:

Prefers rich, moist soil and full sun but also grows well in ordinary garden soil and part shade. This hardy selection is mildew resistant.

Fun Facts:

Growing monarda near tomatoes in the garden is said to improve the health and flavor of the tomatoes.
Monarda is the natural source of the antiseptic Thymol, the primary active ingredient in some kinds of mouthwash.
Monarda didyma has a long his-tory of being used by some tribes of Native Americans as a medicinal plant to cure skin infections, minor wounds and even excessive cases of gas.

'Pardon My Pink' Monarda didyma USPP 24,244, Can 5,100

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I've grown the purple Bee Balm and it's outstanding. So pretty and bees love it. It only grows about 16"-18" tall but it gets wider with each year. Very striking flower. One of these days, I will find a way to make "Earl Grey" tea from it's flowers or it's petals. That's where this British tea comes from. Delicious.

Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.

Joanne Jacobs

Ridley Park

Pennsylvania

United States

4 years ago
A very beautiful plant the blooms last a long time I would share extra cuttings new growth with my family and friends.

Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.

Mattie Smith

Rockingham

North Carolina

United States

5 years ago