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Wild Bergamot/Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) 12-pack of plugs

$25.00

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***12-pack MINIMUM ORDER***: If ordering 12-packs, you must order *at least six 12-packs*. You can mix and match 12-packs of different species.

What are plugs? Plugs are plants grown in 72-cell trays; each soil plug is 1.6” wide x 3.2” deep. They are a great option for planting large gardens. We plant all of our own projects with plugs.

Wild Bergamot, also called bee balm or monarda, forms large bushy clumps with tons of lavender flowers blanketing the top. Swallowtail butterflies and pollinators are attracted to this plant for nectar and pollen. Minty leaves smell good when touched. It’s a very bushy plant that spreads a lot by roots and by seed—making it best suited for large, wild gardens.

Details

Perennial
Sun:    Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture:    Dry, Medium, Medium-Wet
Height:    4 feet
Blooms:    July, Aug, Sept
Color:    Purple
Spacing:    2-3′
Spreads: 8” a year by roots; a lot by seed
Zones:    3-9
Benefits:    Butterflies, Pollinators, Hummingbirds

Design Tips

Big enough to be called bushy, plant this in a small group or scattered in a garden. Be careful–Wild Bergamot spreads both by underground rhizomes (roots) and by seed. Like all monardas, it tends to get powdery mildew in late summer, but it isn’t a big deal.

Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!