Bee Balm

(Monarda fistulosa)

 

Other names: Wild bergamot

Perennial Zones 3-9

Sun: Full to partial

Moisture: Medium to dry

Height: 2-4’

Spacing: 2-3’

Bloom: July-Sept

Drought & heat tolerant

Deer resistant

Fragrant flowers

Attracts birds, bees, & butterflies

Used as herbal medicine

 

 

 Native Range of Monarda fistulosa

 

Host Plant for

Raspberry pyrausta moth (Pyrausta signatalis)

Photo by Andy Reago

Hermit sphinx moth (Lintneria eremitus)

Photo by Andy Reago

Bee balm short faced bee (Dufourea monardae)

Photo by USGS