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301+SPOTTED BEE BALM Flower Seeds Native Wildflower Herbal Tea Medicinal Plant

$ 1.88

  • Brand: Little Seed Store
  • Climate: Cold, Sub-tropical, Temperate, Tropical, Highland, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean
  • Color: Pink / Rose, Multicolor
  • Common Name: Bee Balm
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
  • Features: Cold Resistant, Draught Resistant, Edible, Fast Growing, Flowering, Open-Pollinating, Potted
  • Genus: Monarda
  • Growth Habit: Clumping Upright flowering leafy
  • Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Plant Form: Seed
  • Plant Format: Seeds
  • Plant Habit: Flowering upright leafy clumping
  • Planting Time: perennial
  • Season of Interest: Spring / Summer / Fall, Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Seller Notes: “Monarda punctata. U.S. Grown seed. Organic. Germination 95%.”
  • Soil Type: poor soils, Clay, Loam, Peat, Sand
  • Soil pH: Neutral
  • Species: Monarda punctata
  • Sunlight: Partial Shade, Full Sun
  • Type: Flower Seeds
  • USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 6 (-10 to 0 °F)
  • Watering: Medium

Description

SPOTTED BEE BALM. aka Bergamot/Horsemint. A showy plant about two feet tall with lavender to rose colored blooms that are very fragrant with a scent of oregano, which attracts a lot of bumble bees, hummingbird moths, butterflies and honeybees . From the mint family. The name comes from the cream-colored corolla with purple spots. Not real picky about soil. Grows anywhere it can get 4 to 6 hrs. of sun a day. Does better with a little spotty shade through the day. Used in tea's, potpourri, dried flower arrangements. Also, a real medicinal plant that treats infections. The antiseptic THYMOL comes from Bee Balm Flowers, used in common mouthwash. Also treats gum diseases and throat infections. 300+Quality seeds. Thank You! Mondorda punctata. Perennial. Full sun / P. sun. Spring, soil temp of 70F+. SOW on surface 6" apart. Keep moist. Germination 21-28 days. Thin to 18". Height 36" x 18" Wide. Medium water. Flowers are rose colored. Blooms from early summer through late summer.