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Start in flats.
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Monarda fistulosa
365Days to maturity
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Wild Bergamot Monarda Seed
About this variety
Spicy-scented lavender blooms.
Bright lavender flowers with a spicy fragrance open from the second season on. Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees all come for the nectar.
The petals are edible with a minty, spicy flavor; scatter them on salads, mild fish or fruit, or float them on drinks and sweets.
Flowers in the second year. Open-pollinated.
Specs
- Packet: 200 seeds
- Average 74,825 seeds per oz.
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Quick Facts
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Growing guide
From seed to harvest12–18" apart
Room for air.
Water at the base
Helps limit mildew.
Blooms in year two
Divide every 3 years.
Growing Information
Days to germination
About 7–14 days, held at 60–70°F (16–21°C).
Starting indoors
Recommended. Sow in flats, barely covered, and pot up at the first true leaves. Plant out in spring or summer, 6–8 weeks after sowing, 12–18" apart.
Direct sowing
From early spring until 8 weeks before fall frost, about one seed per inch in rows 18" apart; thin to 12–18". Or start in a cold frame and move plants at 3–4" tall.
Powdery mildew
Bee balm is prone to it, and humidity or any stress, even drought, makes it worse. Keep soil evenly moist, water at the base, give plants room for air, clear infected leaves in fall, and divide every 3 years or so, replanting the young outer shoots.
Plant spacing
12–18".
Soil
Moist, rich, slightly acidic soil.
Light
Sun or part shade.
Harvest
Pick leaves from the first year, more each year as plants grow. Flowers usually start in year two. Divide 3–4-year-old clumps for new plants.
Hardiness
Perennial in Zones 4–10.
Plant height
36–48".
Scientific name
Monarda fistulosa
Packet
200 seeds.
Seeds per oz.
About 74,825 on average.
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