JBtheExplorer
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I take after the best gardener there is, mother nature, and I leave them up.
Bee balm (Monarda didyma)
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I take after the best gardener there is, mother nature, and I leave them up.
I have planted red bee balm for a lady.
Bee Balm Claire Grace has lavender flowers.
Blue Moon Monarda is lavender blue.
Monarda Schneewittchen
Another genus, closely related to Monarda, are the Coyote Mints (Monardella spp.), native to western North America.
Like there generally larger cousins, Monardella spp. will provide fragrant foliage and beautiful flowers beloved by pollinators. Pictured here is Monardella odoratissima ssp. villosa, native to central California.
Like there generally larger cousins, Monardella spp. will provide fragrant foliage and beautiful flowers beloved by pollinators. Pictured here is Monardella odoratissima ssp. villosa, native to central California.
Purple Rooster Monarda has royal purple flowers.
JBtheExplorer
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That's not monarda. It's knapweed. Not native to the U.S.
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Never heard of bee balm, pretty sure that's what I call bergamot, not the knapweed.
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Confusion arises due to the Bergamot Orange...
Calling it beebalm risks confusing it with lemonbalm. The Latin names are the best to use...
The common names can easily lead one astray. Same in Spanish... where "yerba buena" could be any of a number of herbs.
Calling it beebalm risks confusing it with lemonbalm. The Latin names are the best to use...
The common names can easily lead one astray. Same in Spanish... where "yerba buena" could be any of a number of herbs.
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A close-up of Didyma Scarlet Monarda
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