Monarda didyma "Raspberry Wine" (Raspberry Wine Bee Balm)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Consistently moist, well-drained humus-rich soil.
SIZE: 3-4 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, red/burgundy. July-August.
WILDLIFE: A favorite of bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Hermit Sphinx, Orange Mint moth, Raspberry Pyrausta
ZONE: 4-9
DISTRIBUTION: Eastern United States
An absolutely show stopping Bee Balm, “Raspberry Wine” will brighten your pollinator garden for weeks with deep raspberry-red flowers that are a magnet for butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. This relatively uncommon Monarda is a spectacular performer with excellent mildew resistance and good vigor. Add this beauty to informal gardens, prairies, meadows and cottage gardens. The stunning blooms of this plant make it an ideal choice as an accent plant and performs well as a potted specimen. Tolerant of deer, rabbit, clay soil and Black Walnut.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Consistently moist, well-drained humus-rich soil.
SIZE: 3-4 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, red/burgundy. July-August.
WILDLIFE: A favorite of bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Hermit Sphinx, Orange Mint moth, Raspberry Pyrausta
ZONE: 4-9
DISTRIBUTION: Eastern United States
An absolutely show stopping Bee Balm, “Raspberry Wine” will brighten your pollinator garden for weeks with deep raspberry-red flowers that are a magnet for butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. This relatively uncommon Monarda is a spectacular performer with excellent mildew resistance and good vigor. Add this beauty to informal gardens, prairies, meadows and cottage gardens. The stunning blooms of this plant make it an ideal choice as an accent plant and performs well as a potted specimen. Tolerant of deer, rabbit, clay soil and Black Walnut.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Consistently moist, well-drained humus-rich soil.
SIZE: 3-4 ft. SPREAD: 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, red/burgundy. July-August.
WILDLIFE: A favorite of bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
LARVAL HOST TO: Hermit Sphinx, Orange Mint moth, Raspberry Pyrausta
ZONE: 4-9
DISTRIBUTION: Eastern United States
An absolutely show stopping Bee Balm, “Raspberry Wine” will brighten your pollinator garden for weeks with deep raspberry-red flowers that are a magnet for butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. This relatively uncommon Monarda is a spectacular performer with excellent mildew resistance and good vigor. Add this beauty to informal gardens, prairies, meadows and cottage gardens. The stunning blooms of this plant make it an ideal choice as an accent plant and performs well as a potted specimen. Tolerant of deer, rabbit, clay soil and Black Walnut.