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|genus=Monarda
|species=didyma
|species=didyma
|common_name=bee balm, oswego tea, horsemint
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
|Max ht box=1
|Max ht metric=m
|Max wd box=20
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|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|water=moderate
|features=fragrance, edible
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|sunset_zones=2-11, 14-17, 30-41
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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.
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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| name = ''Monarda didyma''
| common_names = bee balm, oswego tea, horsemint
| growth_habit = herbaceous
| high = 1m    <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide = 20cm    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin =    <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan =  perennial{{SSN}}
| exposure = sun (light afternoon shade where hot)
| water = moderate, does not like to stand in water    <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = fragrant    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = 2-11, 14-17, 30-41
| color = IndianRed
| image = Monarda-didyma.JPG  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption = Monarda didyma    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Lamiales
| familia = Lamiaceae
| genus = Monarda
| species = didyma
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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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Latest revision as of 21:38, 7 January 2010

 Monarda didyma subsp. var.  bee balm, oswego tea, horsemint
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This plant provides flavor and scent with its leaves and flowers. The Earl Grey tea is scented with this plant.


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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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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