Eastern Bee Balm
Monarda bradburiana
Eastern bee balm is the earliest, most compact native bee balm, with lavender-pink, dark-speckled flowers and good mildew resistance. A tidy, drought-tolerant pollinator plant for sun or part shade.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, IL, KY, MO, TN