Monarda d. Grand Marshall PP19582 (20)ct Flat
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Description
Product Description
Monarda didyma Grand Marshall (‘AChall’ PP19582) Family: Lamiaceae, Mint; Common name: Beebalm, Oswego Tea, Bergamot, Horsemint. Zone 3 to 8. Full sun to part shade, it will spread faster with afternoon shade; Plants reach 13 to 16 inches tall and 16 to 20 inches wide, clump-forming perennial. Growth rate: moderate.
Grand Marshall Bee Balm produces a profusion of brilliant fuchsia-purple flowers atop mid-sized, upright plants from mid through late summer. They add a fun element to fresh flower bouquets. This cultivar exhibits very good mildew resistance.
Monarda tolerates most soil conditions, but will grow best in organic, medium-to-wet, moisture-retentive soils in full sun to part shade. Soil should not be allowed to dry out, beebalm is not drought tolerant. Beebalm does well in full sun or partial shade. Plants multiple rapidly by underground rhizomes, faster with shade, but will flower more in the sun. Division of plants every three to four years, in the spring, will keep them healthy and vigorous.
Landscape habit, uses: borders, naturalized, bee, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, wild or native plant garden, meadow, herb garden, naturalized planting or along ponds or streams. Attractive to bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, particularly in mass plantings, Monarda has a long summer bloom season. Removing spent blooms will prolong bloom cycle. Deer resistant.
Twenty (20) plants per flat (or tray). Approximate Plug Measurements: 3.25 inches deep x 2.6 inches wide.
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