Monarda bradburiana

Eastern Bee Balm produces pinkish-lavender flowers in early summer. The form is like a little lavender crown on the ends of the light purple stems. Butterflies and insects rely on this native member of the Mint family for food, so you get more than just flowers when Monarda bradburiana is in your garden. Dry site tolerant and fragrant foliage. This is Stephanie Cohen's favorite Monarda particularly for meadow applications. One of the native plants chosen by Piet Oudolf for the newly planted meadow garden at Delaware Botanic Gardens.

H: 24 Inches  ·   S: 18 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Monarda bradburiana 'Midnight Oil' PPAF

Glossy, deep burgundy foliage contrast against light pink blooms with magenta splotches from May to June, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Ornamental seedheads persist into winter. Tolerant of black walnut, drought, heat, and light shade conditions.

H: 20 Inches  ·   S: 20 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Monarda didyma

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 30 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Monarda didyma 'Coral Reef' PP16741

Monarda didyma 'Coral Reef' has coral to salmon-pink flowers from July until frost on disease-resistant foliage. A breakthrough in Bee Balms from the Morden Research Experimental Station in Manitoba, Canada. Attractive to bees and butterflies.

H: 24 Inches  ·   S: 24 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Monarda didyma 'Fireball' PP14235

'Fireball' Bee Balm produces large fiery red blooms on a compact plant. It blooms from July to August, and is a mainstay for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. All Monardas do well in dry to average sites. Like other Bee Balms, 'Fireball' spreads by rhizomes to make a large clump eventually.

H: 18 Inches  ·   S: 18 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Monarda didyma Grand Parade™ PP19580

Grand Parade™ ('ACrade') Bee Balm is a new Monarda introduction from those tireless folks at the Morden Research Experiment Station, with large magenta-purple flowers in July and August, over short disease resistant foliage. Butterfly and bee attractant.

H: 18 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'

'Jacob Cline' Bee Balm has bright red flowers in mid summer that attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline' is a mildew-resistant introduction from Itsaul Plants, found originally in Georgia.

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 18 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Monarda didyma Petite Delight™ PP10784

Petite Delight™ ('Acpetdel') Bee Balm has lavender-pink flowers in July and August on a compact disease-resistant plant. It is dry site tolerant when established. From Lynn Collicut of the Morden Research Station in Manitoba, Canada.

H: 12 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine'

Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine' has wine-red flowers from June through August on disease-resistant foliage. It is dry site tolerant when established. A White Flower Farm introduction. A great source of food for hummingbirds, bees and insects.

H: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Monarda didyma Sugar Buzz® 'Bubblegum Blast' PP27497

Bright pink 2" flowers form a dome over green fragrant foliage, blooms start in July and continue through summer. Compact and highly mildew resistant.

H: 24 Inches  ·   S: 32 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Monarda didyma Sugar Buzz® 'Cherry Pops' PP27618

Sugar Buzz™ 'Cherry Pops' Bee Balm is one of a series of new showy Monardas from Walters Gardens of Michigan. The large cherry red flowers are produced mid to late summer over disease resistant dark green foliage. The stems are sturdy and upright, so Sugar Buzz™ 'Cherry Pops' makes an excellent cut flower. Pollinators and hummingbirds cluster around the blooms, and the aromatic foliage is also attractive. Unlike some taller Monardas, Sugar Buzz™ 'Cherry Pops' does not overrun the whole perennial bed.

H: 20 Inches  ·   S: 18 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Monarda didyma Sugar Buzz® 'Grape Gumballs' PP27498

Lots of magenta purple flowers appear on clean dark green disease resistant foliage in mid to late summer. Very attractive for butterflies, pollinators and hummingbirds.

H: 24 Inches  ·   S: 20 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Monarda didyma Sugar Buzz® 'Rockin' Raspberry' PP28752

Sugar Buzz™ 'Rockin' Raspberry' Bee Balm is another lovely selection from Hans Hansen's hybridizing work at Walters Gardens. The vivid raspberry purple flowers appear in July and cover the compact green foliage into August, especially if deadheaded after the initial bloom. The foliage is dark green, aromatic and mildew resistant. Combined with the compact size and habit, these qualities make Monarda Sugar Buzz™ 'Rockin' Raspberry' a great addition to perennial borders.

H: 20 Inches  ·   S: 18 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Monarda fistulosa

Pinking lavender tubular flowers crown the green aromatic stalks, blooms July and August. An excellent attractant for butterflies and hummingbirds.

H: 36 Inches  ·   S: 30 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Monarda punctata

Creamy tubular flowers with pinkish green layers bracts above narrow green aromatic leaves, blooms July to August. Provides significant nourishment for a host of butterflies and pollinators.

H: 24 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 4