Gardeners Swear By Bee Balm—Here’s How to Keep It Thriving originally appeared on Dengarden.

Native throughout much of the United States, horsemint bee balm (Monarda punctata) is sure to please both growers and pollinators. Attractive pink-purple flowers first appear in spring, drawing bees ...

Bee balm blooms throughout the summer and flowers come in shades of red, pink, lavender, white or purple. Foliage is fragrant, green to blue-green in color.

Planting for Pollinators is the Master Gardener Theme for 2016 and the perfect perennial for your garden that your pollinators will love is bee balm (Monarda). In fact you'll see this blooming now ...

Bee balm is a must for summer gardens because it provides a month or more of colorful blooms. Several monarda species -- including red-flowered M. didyma and lavender-flowered M. fistulosa -- are ...

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma. and hybrids) Hummingbird and butterfly favorite for its tight clusters of nectar-rich summer blooms in shades of red, pink and lavender; grows 15 to 48 inches tall.

My spotted bee balm, Monarda punctata, is a hub of activity. Bees and beneficial wasps are constantly flying in and around the plant’s speckled lavender-pink blossoms. The blooming period is … ...

Bee balm is at its best in August and September. ... pink or rose, or all three. Bee balm attracts pollinators by the dozens when blooming and can be covered in native bees and butterflies.

Ellison describes the horsemint species that flower mid-June into September, which includes Bee Balm. ... Blue Ridge St. John's Wort, false asphodel, Deptford pink and on and on. ...