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Monarda bradburiana - EASTERN BEEBALM (early flowering & short)

Product Code: MON-BRA-X
Shipping: Calculated at Checkout
$7.49

This superb low-growing beebalm has light lavender-pink flowers, mint-scented leaves, and a more compact and smaller habitus than other Monardas.

The flowers are purple-tinged or spotted, and the leaves are dark or brown-red at the tips. This perennial is very tolerant of droughts as well as some shade. It doesn’t suffer with powdery mildew even in hot and humid climates.

Magnet for hummingbirds, butterflies, bumblebees and native bees. A great choice for a sunny flower border, butterfly garden, hummingbird garden, low maintenance garden, deer resistant landscaping, for naturalizing in drier woodland edges, close to rocks etc.

Good perennial company could be these native wildflowers and their cultivars: Amorpha canescens, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Aster oblongifolius, Aster laevis, Aster ericoides, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Echinacea purpurea hybrids, Echinacea tennesseensis, Echinacea pallida or angustifolia, Echinacea paradoxa, Euphorbia corollata, Penstemon, Pycnanthemum, Rudbeckia missouriensis, Salvia lyrata, Solidago nemoralis, Sisyrinchium angustifolium and grasses like Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis elliotii, Koeleria macrantha or cristata, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Schizachyrium scoparium.

From non-native perennials, choose Allium 'Millenium', Nepeta, Calamintha nepeta, Iris x germanica, Iris tectorum, Lavandula officinalis, Lavandula x intermedia, Perovskia, Stachys byzantina, Stachys macranthaand and other drought tolerant perennials.

Picture copyright : peganum, Wikipedia Commons

Blooming Time: June to July, flowers for 3-4 weeks
Size: 1.5-2’ tall and wide
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Culture: full sun, half shade, grows well in average soil with, soils with some drainage, rocky, shallow, drier soils. Very drought tolerant.
Moisture Needs: dry, medium-dry, medium
Origin: Native to central and southern United States from Indiana to Alabama and west to Kansas, Arkansas and Texas (with the densest populations in Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas). Naturally grows in drier savannas, rocky upland forests, limestone or sandstone glades, bluffs, drier woodland clearings, roadsides etc.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: offers nectar to long-tongued bees, bumblebees, butterflies, skippers, hummingbird moths, and bee flies. Caterpillars of several moths feed on the foliage (also on other species of Monarda), as well as beetles.
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)

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Monarda bradburiana - EASTERN BEEBALM (early flowering & short)

$7.49
 

This superb low-growing beebalm has light lavender-pink flowers, mint-scented leaves, and a more compact and smaller habitus than other Monardas.

The flowers are purple-tinged or spotted, and the leaves are dark or brown-red at the tips. This perennial is very tolerant of droughts as well as some shade. It doesn’t suffer with powdery mildew even in hot and humid climates.

Magnet for hummingbirds, butterflies, bumblebees and native bees. A great choice for a sunny flower border, butterfly garden, hummingbird garden, low maintenance garden, deer resistant landscaping, for naturalizing in drier woodland edges, close to rocks etc.

Good perennial company could be these native wildflowers and their cultivars: Amorpha canescens, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Aster oblongifolius, Aster laevis, Aster ericoides, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Echinacea purpurea hybrids, Echinacea tennesseensis, Echinacea pallida or angustifolia, Echinacea paradoxa, Euphorbia corollata, Penstemon, Pycnanthemum, Rudbeckia missouriensis, Salvia lyrata, Solidago nemoralis, Sisyrinchium angustifolium and grasses like Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis elliotii, Koeleria macrantha or cristata, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Schizachyrium scoparium.

From non-native perennials, choose Allium 'Millenium', Nepeta, Calamintha nepeta, Iris x germanica, Iris tectorum, Lavandula officinalis, Lavandula x intermedia, Perovskia, Stachys byzantina, Stachys macranthaand and other drought tolerant perennials.

Picture copyright : peganum, Wikipedia Commons

Blooming Time: June to July, flowers for 3-4 weeks
Size: 1.5-2’ tall and wide
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Culture: full sun, half shade, grows well in average soil with, soils with some drainage, rocky, shallow, drier soils. Very drought tolerant.
Moisture Needs: dry, medium-dry, medium
Origin: Native to central and southern United States from Indiana to Alabama and west to Kansas, Arkansas and Texas (with the densest populations in Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas). Naturally grows in drier savannas, rocky upland forests, limestone or sandstone glades, bluffs, drier woodland clearings, roadsides etc.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: offers nectar to long-tongued bees, bumblebees, butterflies, skippers, hummingbird moths, and bee flies. Caterpillars of several moths feed on the foliage (also on other species of Monarda), as well as beetles.
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)

 

Customer Reviews

5 Review
  • Monarda bradburiana healthy 5

    Posted by Nita on Oct 28 2024

    Every plant I've ordered from US Perennials has arrived healthy and well-rooted, ready to prosper. The Monarda bradburiana is no exception. I expect it to do well. I already grow Monarda fistulosa in another part of the same bed. It really brings in the bees and is tough as iron.

  • Good quality 5

    Posted by Richard Farnham on Aug 22 2024

    Good quality. Grow well first season.

  • Beautiful! 5

    Posted by Nicki on Jun 28 2021

    Healthy, beautiful plants. I love these as do pollinators. They add a nice early bloom to my garden and the whitish-pink really pops at dusk. Highly recommend this one.