The Main Plant entry for Bee Balms (Monarda)

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Leaves:	Fragrant
Flowers:	Showy
Uses:	Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Root Division

Common names

Beebalm

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2022-06-11

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2022-06-11
Grows over six feet tall at the pond's edge

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Location: Green Spring Gardens (Outdoors, Northern Virginia)
Date: Late winter (almost 2021)

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-19

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-06-14

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Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-06-22
Monarda with bonus bug

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2021-06-29

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2013-03-19

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 6-15-11

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Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 7-1-12

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Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2012-07-02

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2019-06-18
#pollination

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Location: Willow Valley Communities, Lakes Campus, Willow Street, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2019-06-24

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-06-23

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-07-07

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-06-16

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania
Date: 2013-07-26

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Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2015-02-13
covered in snow

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Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-06-20

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Location: Willow Valley Communities, Lakes Campus, Willow Street, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2019-06-26

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Location: my garden - rect bed, south end
Date: 2014-05-30
finally, a blooms, after 2 years

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Location: my garden zone 7a NC
Date: 2012-03-21
just emerging 2 year old plants

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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-10-02

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Comments:

Posted by sandnsea2 (Cape Cod, MA, USA - Zone 7a) on Jun 26, 2013 10:18 AM concerning plant:

Monarda is so quick and easy from seed. Direct seeding allows you to create swaths of Bee Balm color exactly where you want it.

The hummers and bees fight it out, and it's interesting to watch the hummers chase the bees away.

The scented foliage is said to have been used to make tea, and the scent is heady.

I have always made sure to have a few varieties of Monarda in my garden. There are many interesting colors available now. It was one of the first plants I got when I started gardening over 30 years ago.

Bringing the scented leaves into the house and placing them in a bowl creates instant heaven!

All in all, a wonderful addition to the garden.

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piksihk	On June 4, 2019	Bloomed
piksihk	On May 23, 2018	Bloomed finally blooms; they have multiplied
piksihk	On April 17, 2017	Miscellaneous Event spreading rapidly -
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antsinmypants	On May 24, 2021	Transplanted Into flower garden two (third set of plants)
antsinmypants	On May 24, 2021	Transplanted Into flower garden two (second set of plants)
antsinmypants	On May 22, 2021	Transplanted Into flower garden two
antsinmypants	On May 15, 2021	Obtained plant
Flowerlover6	On October 19, 2022	Seeds sown

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Easy direct seed by sandnsea2	Jun 26, 2013 10:40 AM	4
Is this photo in the correct place? by greene	Oct 18, 2017 12:26 AM	1

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