Pinching or cutting back bee balm early in the season can promote branching and flowering. Late season pruning is best for disease prevention. Diseased plant material should be thrown in the trash or ...

Learn from garden experts which plants to cut back in November. To keep your perennials healthy and thriving, find out the ...

A little well-timed cutting now can protect tender ...

Gardeners looking to roll out the red carpet for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, need to look no further than bee balm. Fragrant and full of nectar, these North American native plants not only ...

It's hard to miss glorious bee balm in August. Now in full bloom with it's striking crownlike petals sitting on upright stems, these perennials are an arresting sight. Instantly recognised by their ...

Bee balm (Monarda didyma) is one of nature's more improbable looking plants. The most common type of bee balm, scarlet bee, is often planted as a hardy perennial in flower beds. The bright red flowers ...

* What it is: ‘Purple Rooster’ is a summer-blooming U.S. native perennial that’s different in two ways from most bee balms – 1.) its flowers are violet-purple instead of traditional red, and 2.) it’s ...

Imagine stepping out into your garden and seeing not only the striking colors of a plant you carefully cultivated yourself but the jewel-tone plumage of the hummingbirds it can attract. When it comes ...

Soft lavender flowers resembling tiny pom-poms are blooming in my yard. They’re also displaying in a wild patch of native flowers at a nearby local park, as well as in many prairies and naturalized ...

Monarda, commonly known as bee balm, has been a popular garden perennial for many years. Most of the modern hybrids come from two species native to the eastern United States. Today’s cultivars come in ...