10 - 14 Inches 22 - 28 Inches 22 - 28 Inches 25cm - 36cm 56cm - 71cm 56cm - 71cm Features Tuck this early blooming bee balm into the front of your flower border to create a colorful swath of magenta purple flowers. Butterflies and hummingbirds will adore it! Fragrant Flower Fragrant Foliage Attracts: Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds Resists: Deer Native to North America Characteristics Plant Type: Perennial Height Category: Short Garden Height: 10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cm Spacing: 22 - 28 Inches 56cm - 71cm Spread: 22 - 28 Inches 56cm - 71cm Flower Colors: Purple Flower Shade: magenta purple Foliage Colors: Green Foliage Shade: Dark green Habit: Clump Forming Container Role: Filler Plant Needs Light Requirement: Part Sun to Sun The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). Maintenance Category: Moderate Bloom Time: Early Summer Bloom Time: Mid Summer Hardiness Zones: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b Water Category: Consistent Soil Fertility Requirement: Average Soil Soil Fertility Requirement: Fertile Soil Soil PH Category: Alkaline Soil Soil PH Category: Neutral Soil Uses: Border Plant Uses: Container Uses: Cut Flower Uses: Landscape Uses: Mass Planting Maintenance Notes: Prefers rich, moist soil and full sun but also grows well in ordinary garden soil and part shade. Provide good air circulation to prevent disease. 'Leading Lady Plum' Monarda hybrid USPP 26,447, Can 5,566 Professional Growing Information
