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Monarda didyma 'blue stocking'

The fringy flowers of this beebalm are purple in my garden rather than blue as implied by its name.

 

Monarda, Bee Balm Blue Stocking

Monarda didyma 'blue stocking'

Type: perennial   Zone: 4,5,6 - 9

Elevation (if known):

Color: purple   Height: 14 - 30 in

Ease of growth: medium

Bloom Time : Late Summer

Sun: yes   Part Shade: yes   Shade: no

Water Needs: regular

Native to:    CO/NM native? no

Deer Resistant: yes   Rabbit Resistant : no

Soil : Well Drained

Propagation: Division, nursery stock

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