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Red Bee Balm

One of the best red bee balms available!

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Red Bee Balm

One of the best red bee balms available!

  • Red, fragrant flowers
  • Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
  • Grows 24-36 inches tall
  • Blooms midsummer to fall
  • Deer tend to avoid
Vibrant red flowers attract hummingbirds from midsummer to fall! Red Bee Balm, also known as Jacob Cline Monarda, lures bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden with its fragrant, 2-3 inch, tubular-shaped flowers. Growing 24-36 inches tall, this easy-to-grow, clump-forming perennial makes a big impact when massed in the garden. It's also a showy cut flower. When crushed, its serrated leaves have an aromatic, minty fragrance. Grows best in full sun to partial shade. Deer tend to avoid. Zones 4-9.
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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule
ZONE All Other Perennials & Potted Plants
3A-4A 4/28/25 - 5/30/25
4B 4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5A 4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5B 4/7/25 - 5/30/25
6A 3/24/25 - 5/30/25
6B 3/10/25 - 5/30/25
7A 2/24/25 - 5/30/25
7B 2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8A 2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8B 2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9A 2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9B 2/3/25 - 5/9/25
10A & B 2/3/25 - 5/9/25
Last Order Date Zones 3A-7A: May 26, 2025
Zones 7B-10B: May 5, 2025

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The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

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Product Details

Product Details

  • Botanical Name: Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'
  • Height: 24 - 36
  • Spacing:12 - 18"
  • Depth:6" deep
  • Spread:12 - 18"
  • Light Required:Full Sun, Partial Shade
  • Color: Deep red
  • Size: Standard
  • Blooms: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
  • Zone: 4-9
  • Form: Perennial
  • Flower Form: 2-3" tubural shaped flowers
  • Soil Requirements: Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Pruning: Cut back spent blooms to encourage additional blooming.
  • Foliage: Aromatic foliage with serrate mint type leaves.

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