This flower is a classic, timeless choice for a garden bustling with butterflies, bees, and birds. Native to North America, bee balm (Monarda spp., zones 3 to 9), is widely available in bright colors ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! These warm, 80 degree F days are still hanging around as we enter mid-October. I have a feeling they are not going to last forever and cool, fall weather ...

Gardeners Swear By Bee Balm—Here’s How to Keep It Thriving originally appeared on Dengarden. Gardeners looking to roll out the red carpet for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, need to look no ...

Bee balm (Monarda didyma) is one of nature's more improbable looking plants. The most common type of bee balm, scarlet bee, is often planted as a hardy perennial in flower beds. The bright red flowers ...

Seems a bit hard to believe now, but it wasn’t that long ago folks created their gardens around plants that did not attract bees. My how things change. Of course these days we’ve learned the ...

Bee balm is a must for summer gardens because it provides a month or more of colorful blooms. Several monarda species -- including red-flowered M. didyma and lavender-flowered M. fistulosa -- are ...

The plant that many people call bee-balm is more frequently admired in the wild than in the garden. Its flowers, perched high atop four-foot stems, brighten the dappled shade of woodland borders with ...

If you are unsure about when you should plant perennials like coneflowers, black eyed susan, bee balm, daylilies, dianthus, ...

* What it is: ‘Purple Rooster’ is a summer-blooming U.S. native perennial that’s different in two ways from most bee balms – 1.) its flowers are violet-purple instead of traditional red, and 2.) it’s ...

Pinching or cutting back bee balm early in the season can promote branching and flowering. Late season pruning is best for disease prevention. Diseased plant material should be thrown in the trash or ...

The plant that many people call bee-balm is more frequently admired in the wild than in the garden. Its flowers, perched high atop four-foot stems, brighten the dappled shade of woodland borders with ...