Monarda (Bee balm; Bergamot)
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  • Consistent soil moisture 
  • Good air circulation helps prevent mildew issues
  • Tall and shorter varieties available
  • Shorter varieties tend to spread less
  • Rain garden plant

bradburiana (Eastern Bee Balm)
  • High mildew resistance  
  • Native to southern Illinois
  • ​Pinkish white blooms
  • Grows in rocky, shaded woodland areas
  • ​Can tolerate less water than other monarda
  • Bloom time: spring to summer
  • 24" H x 24" W
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​didyma Grand Marshall
  • A shorter cultivar
  • Violet-fuchsia flowers
  • Mildew-resistant
  • Bloom time: summer
  • ​PP 19582
  • ​18" H x 18" W
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​didyma 'Raspberry Wine'
  • Raspberry pink/red flowers
  • Mildew-resistant
  • Bloom time: summer
  • ​36" H x 30" W
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'Fire Marshall' 
  • Deep red flowers
  • High powdery mildew resistance
  • Bloom time: summer
  • ​PP 23286
  • ​30" H x 24" W
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