* 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 ...

This week's Plant Pick of the Week is a purple-blooming native perennial known as 'Purple Rooster' bee balm. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look- ...

Popular monarda varieties include balmy bee balm, which is resistant to white mold (powdery mildew) and available as plants ...

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma. and hybrids) ... Spikes of summer flowers in scarlet to flame red rise 3 to 5 feet tall; some with purple-red to bronze foliage. Grow in damp, partial shade.

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 ...

Bee balm grows 2 to 4 feet with 1 1/2- to 3-inch blooms in a variety of colors, including hot pinks, purple, red and lavender. There are a few dwarf cultivars as well that only grow 10 to 15 ...

Bee balm attracts valuable pollinators like bees and hummingbirds. It also adds stunning splashes of pink, red, violet, and ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - One of our prettiest, easiest-to-grow summer flowers is Monarda, also known as Bee Balm, another of what I call 'Patriotic Plants' because this very American perennial is ...

Bee balm blooms throughout the summer and flowers come in shades of red, pink, lavender, white or purple. Foliage is fragrant, green to blue-green in color. The blooms not only attract ...