- Common Name - bee balm
- Botanical Name - Monarda didyma
- Family - Lamaiaceae
- Bud - opposite
- Stem/Bark - green
- Leaf - simple, ovate shape, acute apex, cordate base, serrate margins
- Flower - verticillaster inflorescence, showy, red, July - August
- Fruit - nut, brown, September - October
- Habit - dense, arching, stiffly upright
- Form - oval, vertical
- Size - 0.7 - 1.4 m
- Culture - full sun/part shade, well drained soil
- Use - perennial border, mixed shrub border, attracts bees
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