Balmy™ Purple Monarda
Balmy™ Purple Monarda
Balmy™ Purple Monarda
Balmy™ Purple Monarda
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Balmy™ Purple Monarda
Each Quart-Sized Pot contains 1 Balmy™ Purple Monarda Plant
Plant Features
Balmy™ Purple Bee Balm Plants boasts trademark fluffy blooms of vibrant purple that sit atop dark green foliage that is wonderfully aromatic with a mixture of basil and mint tones. This series extends the flowering season with earlier blooming, and it mildew resistant! Beebalm plants flourish on a wide range of soils but do their best with moist, well-drained soils. It is a mid- to late season bloomer for butterfly and hummingbird gardens. Deer and rabbits tend to avoid Bee Balm.
Monarda Companion Plants: Achillea, Eupatorium, Grasses, Phlox, Salvia
Balmy Purple Monarda Care: Plants should be always kept well-watered. The dried flowers produce a fruit that wild birds enjoy, so don’t cut back the plants back to the ground till late winter or early spring. Early spring is also a good time to apply fertilizer for the year.
Plant Characteristics
Bloom Time: June, July, August
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wild Birds
Flower Color: Purple
Mature Plant Size: 12-inches tall x 10-inches wide
Habit: Upright
Critter Resistance: Deer, Rabbit
Disease Resistance: Powdery Mildew (PM)
Plant Needs
Light Level: Full to Part Sun (4-6+ hours with afternoon sun)
Overwinter Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Soil Moisture: Moist, Well-drained
Fertilizer: When transplanted and then once every Spring
Tolerates: Clay soil