Bee Balm ‘Lambada’
Monarda hybrida
Description
This easy-to-grow annual churns out waist-high stems that smell just like oregano and make a wonderful bouquet addition. Pale purple, whorl-shaped blooms fade to greenish-silver at the tips. This pollinator-friendly plant has become a staple summer filler plant, used much like Bells of Ireland.
Details
Height: 24 to 36 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 110 to 120 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: not necessary
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 6 to 8 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Details
Description
This easy-to-grow annual churns out waist-high stems that smell just like oregano and make a wonderful bouquet addition. Pale purple, whorl-shaped blooms fade to greenish-silver at the tips. This pollinator-friendly plant has become a staple summer filler plant, used much like Bells of Ireland.
Details
Height: 24 to 36 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 110 to 120 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: not necessary
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 6 to 8 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Sources
How to Grow
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