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Monarda punctata - Spotted Bee Balm - Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

Spotted Bee Balm

Monarda punctata

Also called Horsemint

  • AKA Monarda punctata ssp. villicaulis
  • Very unusual small yellow flowers with purple spots rest on showy pink bracts
  • Flowers sit just above tiers of leaves, opening in sequence from the bottom up
  • Hairy toothed lance-shaped mid-green leaves, 10 cm long
  • Foliage has an oregano scent when crushed
  • Loose, clumping habit
  • Drought and salt tolerant
  • Bloom Time: June to July

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Yellow

HEIGHT:
40-60 cm

SPREAD:
20-30 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Best grown in full sun and dry, sandy soils. It has a greater tolerance to sun and drought than other monarda. Will reproduce by self-seeding.

Additional Notes about Spotted Bee Balm:

Native to Ontario

This plant is a favourite of a host of butterflies, moths, honeybees, bumblebees, hummingbirds, and wasps. 

The foliage is a larval host for some native moths.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Partial Sun/Shade
Attracts Hummingbirds
Attracts Hummingbirds
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Butterflies
Rabbit Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant
Fragrant
Fragrant
Salt Tolerant
Salt Tolerant
Native to Ontario
Native to Ontario
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
SOIL MOISTURE:
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained
Moist to Average
GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Summer
HABIT:
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Roadside planting
Naturalizing

THESE PLANTS ARE

suitable substitutions for Monarda punctata

Penstemon hirsutus
Penstemon hirsutus
HAIRY BEARDTONGUE
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