upright stems are an eye-popping addition to an already lovely plant
low branching and dense—a globe of color in late spring
Relatively beginner-friendly
Go with it
A striking display of bright golden yellow new growth contrasts beautifully with the Kelly green older foliage
Monarda bradburiana, Bee Balm Size:0.5 qt upright stems are an eye-poppingMonarda bradburiana, commonly called beebalm, is a common Missouri native perennial which occurs statewide in dryish, acidic soils in open, rocky woods and glade margins. A clump forming, mint family member that grows typically to 1 2' tall. Tubular, two lipped, pinkish to whitish, purple spotted flowers appear in dense, globular, solitary, terminal heads atop square stems. Each flower head is subtended by (rests upon) a whorl of showy, purplish