Bee Balm
Planted
March 21, 2022
Names
- Common Names
- Oswego Tea, Crimson Beebalm, Bergamot, Scarlet Beebalm, Beebalm
Growth
- Height
- 2-3.5 feet
- Growth Rate
- Medium
Appearance
- Bloom Color
- Red
- Foliage Color
- Green, with upper leaf surface dark green and sometimes tinted purple or red.
- Fall Foliage Color
- Green
Environment
- Hardiness Zones
- Zones 4-9
- Sunlight Requirements
- Ideally full sun to partial sun.
- Soil Type
- Moist, well-drained soil
- Soil Drainage
- Moist, well-drained soil.
- Soil pH
- 6.5-7.0 Slightly acidic to neutral
Lifecycle
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf Lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Seasons of Interest
- Spring, Summer, and Fall
- Bloom Time
- Summer
Reproduction
- Propagation Methods
- Seeds, Division, Rhizome cuttings
Wildlife
- Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts bees, butterflies, other pollinators, and hummingbirds (birds)
References
- Monarda didyma (Beebalm, Bee Balm, Bee-balm, Bergamont, Bergamot, Crimson Bee-balm, Horsemint, Oswego Tea, Scarlet Bee Balm) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Monarda didyma Scarlet Bee Balm | Prairie Moon Nursery
- Beebalm (Monarda didyma)-Hort Answers - University of Illinois Extension
- Monarda Didyma
- Monarda didyma (scarlet beebalm) | Izel Native Plants
- Monarda didyma Bergamot, Scarlet beebalm, Horsemint, Oswego Tea, Bee Balm PFAF Plant Database
- When Does Bee Balm Bloom? What To Know
- Growing Bee Balm – How to Plant and Care for Monarda | Garden Design
- Scarlet Beebalm
- India - Ayurvedic Herbs - Meadowsweet
- Monarda didyma - Highlands Biological Station
- Monarda didyma | bergamot Herbaceous Perennial/RHS
- Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
- Monarda didyma | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
- Mt. Cuba Center | Scarlet Bee Balm - Mt. Cuba Center
- Monarda didyma - Jersey-Friendly Yards
- Wild Scarlet Bee Balm, Monarda didyma | American Meadows
- Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma) | Easyscape Plant Profile
- Monarda didyma (Bee Balm) – Northeast Pollinator Plants
- Monarda didyma (Beebalm) – Northeast Wild Seed Collectors
- Monarda – Fairfax Gardening
- Organic Bergamot | Monarda didyma Plant - Mudbrick Herb Cottage
- Putnam Park Wildflowers
- Bee Balm - Monarda Didyma - Complete Grow and Care Guide - YouTube
- Bee Balm - Monarda didyma – Roger's Gardens
- Monarda - Tonkadale
- Monarda didyma | High Plains Gardening
- How to Grow Bee Balm (Monarda; a.k.a. bergamot or Oswego tea) — Floranella
- How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Bee Balm - Monarda
- Monarda Grow Guide
- Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)-Hort Answers - University of Illinois Extension
- Monarda didyma, Red Beebalm — A Cultivated Art Inc.
- Wild Scarlet Bee Balm, Monarda didyma | American Meadows
- Monarda didyma - Protecting the New Jersey Pinelands and Pine Barrens | Pinelands Preservation Alliance
- Monarda didyma (Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea)