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BEE BALM - OSWEGO TEA

Common Uses:Tea

Eye catching blooms in June, offer delicious flowers & leaves for a historical tea, coined after this hardy perennial's common name. Leaves of Monarda didyma were collected, before flowering, then dried and steeped for a Revolutionary Tea during the Boston Tea Party; also named "Oswego Tea." Tea eases our sore throats and colds. Some taste good, others are "interesting."

All Bee Balms grow in full sun to afternoon shade, in normal soil, with extra organic matter to hold a lot of water, and plenty of room for roots (and tops) to spread. All are hardy to from Zone 5 through 8.

POWDERY MILDEW CURE: IF, on the chance you spot that whitish haze in July when the dew is thick and slow to dry off, here's all you need do: Recycle a gallon jug and funnel in 2 T. of "Baking Soda" and 2 T. vegetable oil. Fill it up with water. Shake and spray this all over plant. Repeat every week until mildew is destroyed! Shouldn't take more than 2 applications. Good for "Bee Balms, Zinnia, Phlox" and other plants susceptible to this relatively harmless, but unsightly mildew.

Bee Balm, Coral Reef

Monarda didyma 'Coral Reef'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 3-4 Feet
Water: Wet
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:Borders, , Butterfly, , Ornamental

Neon, coral pink flowers crescendo on top 2-1/2 to 3 feet tall stems, usually in July. Coming out of Morden Research Station, it's no surprise that it is also mildew resistant as are most new 'Monarda offerings.
$ 3.49

Bee Balm, Jacob Cline

Monarda didyma

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2-3 Feet
Water: Normal Wet
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses:Bees, Edible Flowers, Medicinal, Ornamental

Improvements in bee balms always include an emphasis on "Powdery Mildew,"a disease that's relatively harmless or at least controllable, but definitely unsightly. Siting "Bee Balms" in part sun but away from a North exposure, where the dew takes hours to dry in the morning, helps. So does choosing this very mildew resistant herb with huge red flowers and vigorous growth.
$ 3.49

Bee Balm, Marshall Delight

Monarda didyma

You may wonder with all the fuss over mildew resistance, why even choose a "Bee Balm." One look at these rich pink, confetti flowers that just happen to add a sweetness, found in no other herb, and your next Summer fruit salad will seem naked without it. Don't panic that it's also resistant to "Rust." I'm telling you, it's well worth a try.
$ 3.49

Bee Balm, Purple Improved

Monarda fistulosa `Purple Mildew Resistent'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 3-4 Feet
Water: Normal Wet
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses:Borders, Butterfly, Culinary, Edible Flowers, Ornamental, Tea

Actually a "Bergamot," the common name for this and other white & pastel colored Monarda fistulosa hybrids. This North American native makes a nice tea by itself or with black tea. First to flower in June, with an O.K. taste, but more mildew resistance than Bee Balms (M. didyma).
$ 3.49

Bee Balm, Raspberry Wine

Monarda didyma

Rich, dark, "Cabernet" colored buds pour open to clear red wine flowers. This dark foliage is also highly resistant to Powdery Mildew. From White Flower Farms
$ 3.49

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