Monarda didyma Grand Marshall™ PP19,582
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Grand Marshall™ Monarda was bred for exceptional hardiness and outstanding ornamental quality. It produces clumps of sturdy upright stems, clothed in delightfully fragrant foliage and crowned with a profusion of brilliant fuchsia-purple flowers. Grand Marshall™ is valued for its mildew resistance and ability to attract numerous pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Slow Spreading
Max Height:
16"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
This eye-catching plant is clothed in delightfully fragrant foliage and crowned with a profusion of brilliant fuchsia-purple flowers.
Landscape Value
Valued for its mildew insusceptibility and ability to attract numerous pollinators, it would do well in a cut flower garden or in a native garden to help support our pollinators.
Care
Watering:
Grand Marshall™ Bee Balm is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
Grand Marshall™ Bee Balm is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Grand Marshall™ Bee Balm should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.