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Monarda Punctata Spotted Bee Balm

Monarda Punctata - Spotted Bee Balm. Aka: spotted horsemint, horsemint. This plant has a small encyclopedia of information about it. Bloom time is from April to August. Bee balm is an herbaceous to semi-woody perennial with multiple branches. The stems are square with oblong toothed leaves and showy bracts holding the flowers that whorl upward around the stem in stacks from about half way up.. The flowers are small whitish to yellowish with purple spots and 2 lips and whitish purple tinged bracts underneath. Very attractive to your pollinators, all of them love this plant!  The plant gives off a notable aroma similar to oregano and has many medicinal uses, along with edible treats. Some of the edible uses are: leaves used as a substitute for oregano, chopped up in salads, and steeped as a tea.

 

Medicinal uses are as follows:

Antimicrobial Fever

Antiseptic Headache

Backache Hookworms

Bacteriacide Kidney disease

Chills Menstruation, to bring on

Colds Neuralgia

Coughs Rheumatism

Delirium Stomach Ache

Diaphoretic Sudorific

Diarrhea Water retention

Digestive aid

Flu

 

          30+  seed per pack     

 

Planting Zone: 5 – 9

 

Full Sun / Partial Shade

 

Height: 6 inches - 30 inches

 

Width: 1 1⁄2 feet

 

Great cut flowers

 

Used in sachets

 

Hanging leaves to scent rooms

 

Drought tolerant

 

Ornamental

 

Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees and others, for the rich nectar.

 

Resistant to Deer and Rabbit

 

I urge anyone buying seed to do their homework on germination, I have not raised and cannot raise many of these plants as I am sub-tropics here in St Augustine, Florida. All seed are NOT alike!  There are so many different factors in germination and not doing a search is throwing your money away. I want everyone to be successful when growing your flowers from seed it is the most rewarding experience in Gardening and you can do it, if you give the seed what it needs to grow. I always check 3 sites of info to choose how I will go about it. It is not hard to do, if you do it right!

SEED GERMINATION TIP!!!!!!!

ONLY GERMINATE A SMALL PORTION AT A TIME.

DON'T PUT ALL YOUR MONKEYS IN A BARREL.

Good Luck and Happy Planting!!!!

Monarda Punctata Spotted Bee Balm

$3.25Price