Gardeners Swear By Bee Balm—Here’s How to Keep It Thriving originally appeared on Dengarden.

Bee balm attracts valuable pollinators like bees and hummingbirds. It also adds stunning splashes of pink, red, violet, and ...

Native throughout much of the United States, horsemint bee balm (Monarda punctata) is sure to please both growers and ...

A purple-blooming bee balm that doesn’t get powdery mildew: George’s Plant Pick of the Week. Updated: ; Aug. 19, 2023, 7:09 a.m. | Published: ; Aug. 19, 2023, 7: ...

Bee balm thrives on plenty of moisture, but requires good drainage. Plants can range from nearly 4 feet tall to newer compact varieties that are from 10 inches tall and up. Situate plants 1.5 to 2 ...

Bee balm grows 2 to 4 feet with 1 1/2- to 3-inch blooms in a variety of colors, including hot pinks, purple, red and lavender. There are a few dwarf cultivars as well that only grow 10 to 15 ...

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma. and hybrids) ... Spikes of summer flowers in scarlet to flame red rise 3 to 5 feet tall; some with purple-red to bronze foliage. Grow in damp, partial shade.

Bee balm is a must for summer gardens because it provides a month or more of colorful blooms. Several monarda species -- including red-flowered M. didyma and lavender-flowered M. fistulosa -- are ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - One of our prettiest, easiest-to-grow summer flowers is Monarda, also known as Bee Balm, another of what I call 'Patriotic Plants' because this very American perennial is ...

* What it is: ‘Purple Rooster’ is a summer-blooming U.S. native perennial that’s different in two ways from most bee balms – 1.) its flowers are violet-purple instead of traditional red ...