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Monarda punctata
Bee balm · Horse-mint · Dotted monarda · Spotted beebalm · Dotted Horsemint
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
5–35 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 5–10
Click count
440
Observations
379
Description
Source: leafsnapMonarda punctata is a herbaceous plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to eastern Canada, the eastern United States and northeastern Mexico. Common names include spotted beebalm and horsemint.It is a thyme-scented plant with heads of purple-spotted tubular yellow flowers above rosettes of large white- or pink-tipped bracts. The plant contains thymol, an antiseptic and fungicide. It was historically used to treat upset stomachs, colds, diarrhea, neuralgia and kidney disease.
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Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Ideal temperature: 5–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial, Annual, Biennial
- Genus
- Monarda
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-10
- Mature Height
- 46 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 40 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Pink, Purple, White, Green
- Flower Size
- 7.62 cm to 15.24 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
- Native Area
- Mexico, Canada
Tags (8)
Common Names (9)
en Bee balm
en Horse-mint
en Dotted monarda
en Spotted beebalm
en Dotted Horsemint
en Spotted Bee Balm
en Spotted horsemint
en Spotted Mint
en Spotted Horse Mint