Description
Scientific name: Monarda punctata
Range: Upper Peninsula native
Light: Full SunSoil: Sandy
Moisture: Medium-Dry, Dry
Benefits: Pollinators, Deer and Rabbit Resistant
Height: 2′
Blooms: Jul, Aug, Sep
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Color: White, Pink, Purple
Spacing: 8″ to 12″
Root: Fibrous
Spotted Bee Balm, a pollinator magnet, has been designated as a plant that is of special value to native bees by the Pollinator Program of The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Preferring drier conditions, Spotted Bee Balm is more drought tolerant than other monardas and readily self-seeds on open, sandy soils. This is something you want it to do.
Spotted Bee Balm, also known as Dotted Horsemint, is aromatic and avoided by deer and rabbits. The plant is attractive when paired with butterfly weed and lead plant.
