Our Bee Balm is blooming!!!  It is about 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide.  And it really is this color!!!

 

Bee Balm is in the genus Monarda, the same genus as Oswego Tea.  But Oswego Tea is Monarda didyma and has bright RED flowers, and our Bee Balm is Monarda fistulosa, with its lavender flowers.  The flowers and the leaves are edible, and quite aromatic.  We love to use them on top of salads, because they are so pretty.

 

Another great thing, besides being so pretty, is that Monarda attracts butterflies, bumble bees, and hummingbirds to the garden.  We love the pollinators who visit our garden.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!