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This plant provides flavor and scent with its leaves and flowers. The Earl Grey tea is scented with this plant.
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Monarda didyma Linn  (M. Kalmiana, Pursh. M. coccinea, Hort.). Oswego Tea. Bee-balm. Fragrant Balm. Fig. 2383. St. acutely 4-angled: lvs. thin, ovate- lanceolate, acuminate. B.M. 145 (erroneously as M. fistulosa var.), and 546. R.B. 26:49. G.W. 14,p. 618. Vars. alba and rosea, Hort., are offered, but the latter should be compared with the next species. In 1893 John Saul advertised M. Kalmiana as if horticulturally distinct, calling it the finest of monardas. Var. salmonea, Perry. Large heads of delicate shade of salmon-pink.—Suited to moister positions than the others.
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Monarda didyma Linn  (M. Kalmiana, Pursh. M. coccinea, Hort.). Oswego Tea. Bee-balm. Fragrant Balm. St. acutely 4-angled: lvs. thin, ovate- lanceolate, acuminate. Vars. alba and rosea, Hort., are offered, but the latter should be compared with the next species. In 1893 John Saul advertised M. Kalmiana as if horticulturally distinct, calling it the finest of monardas. Var. salmonea, Perry. Large heads of delicate shade of salmon-pink.—Suited to moister positions than the others.
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 7 January 2010


Monarda-didyma.JPG


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 1 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1.
Width: ⇔ 20 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ moderate
Features: ✓ fragrance, edible
Sunset Zones: 2-11, 14-17, 30-41
Scientific Names

Lamiaceae >

Monarda >

didyma >


This plant provides flavor and scent with its leaves and flowers. The Earl Grey tea is scented with this plant.


Read about Monarda didyma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Monarda didyma Linn (M. Kalmiana, Pursh. M. coccinea, Hort.). Oswego Tea. Bee-balm. Fragrant Balm. St. acutely 4-angled: lvs. thin, ovate- lanceolate, acuminate. Vars. alba and rosea, Hort., are offered, but the latter should be compared with the next species. In 1893 John Saul advertised M. Kalmiana as if horticulturally distinct, calling it the finest of monardas. Var. salmonea, Perry. Large heads of delicate shade of salmon-pink.—Suited to moister positions than the others.


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Cultivation

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Propagation

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Pests and diseases

Very sensitive to mold. Do not overwater.

Cultivars

Scarlet colored: 'Adam' Pink colored: 'Croftway Pink', 'Granite Pink', 'Marshall's Delight', 'Snow White' Dark red colored: 'Mahogany', 'Cambridge Scarlet' 'Violet Queen'

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