Monarda didyma ‘Purple Rooster’
Blooming Time
Exposure
Every sunny perennial border should have a few ‘Purple Rooster’ bee balms perched in the background. It is mildew-resistant and strongly upright, featuring an impressive show of royal purple flowers from mid to late summer, welcoming bees and butterflies and moving gracefully in the breeze. ‘Purple Rooster’ is easy to grow, forming increasingly robust clumps each year.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Slow Spreading
Max Height:
3'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Mildew-resistant and strongly upright, featuring an impressive show of royal purple flowers from mid to late summer, welcoming bees and butterflies and moving gracefully in the breeze.
Landscape Value
Excellent as a specimen, perennial border background, and in cutting gardens.
Care
Watering:
'Purple Rooster' 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:
'Purple Rooster' 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:
'Purple Rooster' 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.