Bee Balm Grand Marshall
SKU: AM014603
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Overview
Grand Marshall Bee Balm is an attractive pink flower that grows to a maximum of 16 inches tall. Although it’s one of the shorter bee balms it attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators to your garden. Grand Marshall bee balm is deer and mildew resistant. It’s perfect for any size garden, containers and cut flowers. (Monarda didyma)
key features
Botanical Name
Monarda
Advantages
Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Container Planting
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Soil Moisture
Average
Mature Height
16-18" tall
Mature Spread
12-18" wide
Bloom Time
Mid to late summer
SKU
AM014603
Description
This shorter Monarda is a beauty! Rich hot pink flowers on stems that top out at only about 12 to 18 inches, and this beauty is mildew-resistant, too.
About the Monardas This is a hybrid of the famous American wildflower with the bright red crown-shaped flowers, a description of the large scarlet blooms everyone and every hummingbird loves.
There are other species, but our famous Monarda or Bee Balm is native from the far north all the way south to Georgia, it was first discovered by world famous plant explorer John Bartram during the colonial era. Since its a member of the mint family with fragrant foliage, Bee Balm was always a medicinal plant of the native Americans, and today adds wonderful color to perennial gardens and wildflower meadows. Its a strong-growing perennial that likes moisture, and will grow in sun or partial shade.
As with all Bee Balms, the bloom begins in mid-summer, and if you cut off spent flowers for about three weeks, you'll extend the blooming into fall.
