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Blue Stocking Bee Balm

Monarda didyma Blue Stocking

$9.98
$9.98
per Plant - 3" Pot
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ZONES  3-8 | Good to grow! Zone

'Blue Stocking' produces rich, purple-blue blooms that last from mid summer through fall. Highly attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, bumblebees and the unique hummingbird moth, plant 'Blue Stocking' in a large swath (or give it room to spread and naturalize) to see the most pollinator activity. Aromatic, mildew-resistant foliage repels deer. (Monarda)

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Description

As with Echinacea, the hybridizers have been working with the Bee Balms. New colors have been created, each one offering us even more of these treasured American classics.

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.

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key features

Advantages
  • Native
  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Naturalizes
  • Cut Flowers
  • Fragrant
  • Mass Plantings
Tolerates
  • Dry Sites
Light Requirements
  • Full Sun
  • Half Sun / Half Shade
Bloom Time
Mid to late summer

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Average
  • Moist / Wet
Soil Type
  • Loamy Soil
  • Clay Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
Flower Size
2-3" flowers
Mature Height
24-36" tall
Mature Spread
12-18" wide
Planting Depth
The base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in
Growth Rate
Fast
Growing Zones
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
Ideal Region
  • Northeast
  • Southeast
  • Midwest
  • West
  • Southwest
  • Pacific Northwest
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