Marshal's Delight Monarda

Marshal's Delight Bee Balm Plant was chosen by the Chicago Botanical Gardens as being one of the best plants to grow in the Midwest, though its tolerance to salt holds it in good stead in coastal locations. Bearing tons of vividly colored, rosy-pink, frilled blossoms, the hummingbirds, butterflies and honey bees will follow the fragrance right to your garden. Unlike some Bee Balm, Marshal's Delight does not suffer from powdery mildew, leaving you plenty of minty, flavorful leaves with which to decorate salads, steep for tea or use to take the sting out of insect bites, including bees. Monarda does best in moist soils.

Companion Planting: Achillea, Eupatorium, Grasses, Phlox, Salvia

Marshals Delight 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.