Perennials
Monarda Raspberry Wine (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine'
Also known as Raspberry Wine Bee Balm
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About This Plant
Monarda Raspberry Wine (Bee Balm), 'Bee Balm', 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 'Raspberry Wine'
- Common name
- Raspberry Wine Bee Balm
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage type
- Deciduous
- Mature size
- 36-48 in tall × 24-36 in wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Mid-summer
- Bloom color
- Red, Pink, Purple, White
- 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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