Perennials
Monarda didyma 'Balmy Purple' (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma 'Balmy Purple'
Also known as Balmy Purple Bee Balm
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About This Plant
Monarda didyma 'Balmy Purple' (Bee Balm), 'Balmy Purple', is valued for seasonal interest and the role it plays in PNW garden borders.
Bee Balm / Bergamot (Monarda) , North American native perennials with intensely aromatic foliage and shaggy flower whorls in red, pink, purple, or white. Essential pollinator and hummingbird plant.
Full sun to part shade suits this species. Plant in moist, well-drained soil. Hardy USDA Zone 3 to 9. Watch for powdery mildew on susceptible cultivars; choose resistant selections. Spreads by rhizome.
For a Pacific Northwest native perennial of similar character, consider Aquilegia formosa (Western Red Columbine), Tellima grandiflora (Fringecups), or Dicentra formosa (Pacific Bleeding Heart) , all support native pollinators.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Monarda didyma 'Balmy Purple'
- Common name
- Balmy Purple Bee Balm
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage type
- Deciduous
- Mature size
- 10-14 in tall × 12-16 in wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Mid-summer
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Foliage color
- Red-burgundy
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Hummingbirds, Bees, Native specialist bees, Butterflies
- Wildlife: Hummingbird nectar, Pollinator support
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