Red Bee Balm was first collected in Michigan just a few years after the first survey and is considered native by Michigan Flora. Its profuse red blooms attract hummingbirds, hummingbird moths, and bumblebees. Being in the mint family, it is deer resistant.
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Red Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Red Bee Balm
Height: 3 feet
Bloom time: June-August
Soil: medium to moist loam, sandy loam
Sun: part sun to full sun
Plant spacing: 1-2 feet
Flower: red
Life cycle perennial
Family: Lamiaceae
Seed source: Eastern U.S.
Red Bee Balm was first collected in Michigan just a few years after the first survey and is considered native by Michigan Flora. Its profuse red blooms attract hummingbirds, hummingbird moths, and bumblebees. Being in the mint family, it is deer resistant.
More description coming soon!
Red Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Red Bee Balm
Height: 3 feet
Bloom time: June-August
Soil: medium to moist loam, sandy loam
Sun: part sun to full sun
Plant spacing: 1-2 feet
Flower: red
Life cycle perennial
Family: Lamiaceae
Seed source: Eastern U.S.
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