- USDA Hardiness Zones 4-8
- Height 10-12 Inches Tall
- Spread 10-12 Inches Wide
- Light Requirement is Part Sun to Sun
It's a fragrant plant to attract bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and friends who want to stop and smell the … Pardon My Purple Bee Balm (Monarda didyma). But that's only one sense this bee balm will delight. The bright fuchsia-colored blooms reach nearly three inches across on a compact, foot-tall plant. One of the best ways to grow Pardon My Purple bee balm is as a front border of a garden bed, where it frames taller plants behind it with its bright blooms and invites pollinators to your garden.
Bee balm is native to eastern North America, growing mostly in moist conditions such as stream banks or thickets, so the plants fare best with an even supply of moisture in zones 4 through 8. The perennial plant has smooth green leaves and dark fuchsia-to-purple blooms in mid-summer through late summer. Pardon My Purple Bee Balm seldom grows any taller or wider than 12 inches. It's perfect as a filler in containers, as a border plant or in mass plantings packed with color.
Pardon My Purple Bee Balm Care
Plant Pardon My Purple in full sun to partial shade. Your bee balm needs little fertilizer to bloom, but you can add an occasional all-purpose fertilizer in late spring or early summer. Mulching and planting in soil that retains some moisture helps give your bee balm even water. Just remove flowers as they fade to encourage more blooming and prune the plants to nearly ground level after they have finished blooming. You might need to divide your bee balm every three of four years.
Pardon My Purple Bee Balm Spacing
Plant bee balm near the front of a container with plants taller than one foot. When planting several bee balms for a hedge or mass planting, space the plants about 12 to 18 inches apart.
Pardon My Purple Bee Balm Plant Facts
| USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-8 |
| Flower Color(s): Purple |
| Bloom Period: Summer |
| Foliage Color(s): Green |
| Light Exposure: Part Sun to Sun |
| Height Class: Medium |
| Height: 10-12 Inches |
| Spread: 10-12 Inches |
| Spacing: 10-12 Inches |
| Habit: Upright |
| Watering: Average |
| Drought Tolerant: No |
| Resists: Deer |
| Attracts: Butterflies |
| Features: Fragrant Foliage |
| Scientific Name: Pardon My Purple' Monarda didyma USPP 22,170 |
| Common Name: Pardon My Purple Bee Balm |
| Other Name(s): Horsemint; Oswego Tea; Bergamot |
| Brand: Proven Winners |
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