Monarda didyma – Blue Stocking Bee Balm (gallon pot)

Description

Blue Stocking Bee Balm is a worthy cultivar of native plant, Monarda didyma.

Brightly colored violet-blue-lavender flowers bloom throughout the summer. An ample provider of nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.
Perennial; hardy and easy to grow. Full sun or Part sun. Moist and fertile soil is appreciated.
Flowers are edible.
Blue Stocking is pretty resistant to powdery mildew. Deer resistant and will attract hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden.
Divide the plants in fall every few years to keep them vigorous.