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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
  • 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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Substitution Suggestions​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Iris pallida 'Albo Variegata'

​didyma Grand Marshall PP 19582

  • A shorter cultivar
  • Violet-fuchsia flowers
  • Mildew-resistant
  • Bloom time: summer
  • ​18" H x 18" W
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Substitution Suggestions​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​didyma 'Raspberry Wine'

  • Raspberry pink/red flowers
  • Mildew-resistant
  • Bloom time: summer
  • ​30" H x 24" W
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Substitution Suggestions​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Phlox paniculata 'Nicky'
Phlox 'Fashionably Early Flamingo'
Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi'

'Fire Marshall' PP 23286

  • Deep red flowers
  • High powdery mildew resistance
  • Bloom time: summer
  • ​30" H x 24" W
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Substitution Suggestions​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Hemerocallis 'Chicago Apache'
Helenium 'Mardi Gras'
Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore'

 'Purple Lace' PP 25615 

  • Very compact plant
  • Purple-pink flower
  • Mildew resistant
  • Bloom time: summer
  • ​16" H x 18" W

Substitution Suggestions​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Monarda didyma 'Grand Marshall'
Phlox glaberrima 'Forever Pink'
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