Bee Balm ' Bergamo'
Monarda citriodara hybrida
 
Bee Balm ‘Bergamo’
Monarda hybrida citriodora 
 
Monarda citriodora (Lemon Bee Balm) is a short-lived perennial, often grown as an annual or biennial, boasting showy clusters of scented, two-lipped, tubular, lavender to pink flowers resting upon white or lavender bracts. The blooms attract beneficial insects and pollinators to the garden. Beautiful in a bouquets or simply alone, with soft minty scent
 
 
Details:
Plantlife cycle: annual
Site: Full sun
Height: 20-32"
Days to maturity: 110-120 days
Plant spacing: 12”
Approx seeds per packet: 50
 
How to Grow:
Start seed indoors in trays 6-8 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
 
Harvesting:
Pick when the flowers begin to turn purple. Harvest early morning or late  night when is cool temperature. 
 
Vase Life: Will last for   7-10 days . Flower food is recomended