Common Name: Bradbury Bee Balm

Latin Name: Monarda bradburiana

Height: 1.5 - 2 feet tall

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: White, pink, purple

Bloom Time: June - July

Water Use: Medium

Soil: Clay, loam

Light Requirement: Sun, Part Sun

Spreads via seed

Pollinators: Long-tongued bees (especially bumblebees), butterflies, skippers, Hummingbird moths, beeflies, and hummingbirds visit the flowers for nectar. 

Other info:  shorter in stature and blooms earlier than Monarda fistulosa.

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