5 Live Cherry Bee Balm Plants | Monarda Perennial | Pollinator Friendly | Hummingbird & Butterfly Garden | Full Sun Hardy
5 Live Cherry Bee Balm Plants | Monarda Perennial | Pollinator Friendly | Hummingbird & Butterfly Garden | Full Sun Hardy
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Fill your garden with vibrant color and beneficial pollinators with 5 Live Cherry Bee Balm (Monarda) Plants. This hardy perennial produces brilliant cherry-red blooms that attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees all summer long. Its aromatic foliage and long-lasting flowers make it a favorite for pollinator gardens, cottage landscapes, native plantings, and cut flower arrangements.
Easy to grow and low maintenance, Cherry Bee Balm thrives in sunny locations and returns year after year. Its upright growth habit and colorful blooms provide outstanding garden performance while adding fragrance and wildlife value to your landscape.
Key Features
- Botanical Name: Monarda spp.
- Common Name: Cherry Bee Balm
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- Quantity: 5 Live Plants
- Flower Color: Cherry Red
- Foliage: Aromatic Green
- Mature Height: Approximately 24 inches
- Spread: 18–24 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer
- Growth Habit: Upright, Clump Forming
- Light Requirements: Full Sun
- Water Needs: Moderate
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–9
Why You'll Love It
- Bright cherry-red blooms
- Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees
- Fragrant mint-like foliage
- Deer and rabbit resistant
- Easy to grow and low maintenance
- Excellent cut flowers
- Ideal for native and pollinator gardens
- Returns every year
Perfect For
- Pollinator gardens
- Hummingbird gardens
- Butterfly gardens
- Cottage gardens
- Native landscapes
- Perennial borders
- Cut flower gardens
- Sunny flower beds
Care Instructions
Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Water regularly while plants establish, then provide moderate moisture as needed. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continued flowering. Divide mature clumps every few years to maintain healthy, vigorous growth.
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