Monarda Bee-Free - Bee Balm Size:1 gallon making for an elaborate show

making for an elaborate show through fall and well into the winter

fast growing tree

The name ‘Flame’ is for their bright red fruit that they get in late summer lasting into fall and even winter

[1] University of Florida IFAS Extension

but it also provides pollen and habitat to many other species of beneficial insect

Monarda Bee-Free - Bee Balm Size:1 gallon making for an elaborate showWe love the Bee You series of Monarda in our garden for their ample flowers and resistance to disease. We planted some in both our patio area and our Earth Day garden to stunning effect. Bee Free has hot pink purple flowers that open from magenta colored buds. The blooms sit in deep purple centers, which blanket the plant for months of color. Blooms are eye popping on a blanket of darker green foliage. The small size of the Bee You line, 15 20 inches