All You Need To Know About Bee Balm

Written By Jessie Shrieve

Bee Balm

Monarda didyma - Mint Family

NEEDS

  • Moist / Wet soil

  • Full sun / partial shade

USES & FLOWERS

  • 3’ Tall

  • Rapid grower & will colonize

  • Scarlet red flower, late spring-summer

  • Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies

NOTES

  • Red Bergamont, Oswego Tea - used by Oswego Indians

  • Used to treat bee stings

Jessie Shrieve
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