Family: lamiaceae
Common name(s): Bee Balm, Oswego Tea
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~4 - 8~10
General resources
Links for Monarda didyma
- Annie's Annuals: Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline' - Catalog page with photo, basic horticultural information, and noteworthy features. (zone 4-10a) (1 photo)
- BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo)
- Connecticut Botanical Society - Wildflower profile. (1 photo)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-9) (22 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 4) (8 photos)
- Digging Dog Nursery: Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline' - Catalog page with descriptive information (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3b)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 4-8) (3 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (17 varieties in database) (28 photos)
- Heritage Perennials: Monarda didyma Grand Marshall - Profile with description and horticultural details. (zone 3-9). Also a page for Grape Gumball.
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations. (2 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (57 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 4-9). Also pages for 'Balbalmose' BALMY ROSE, 'Pardon My Lavender', 'Pardon My Pink', 'Pardon My Purple', 'Pink Frosting', 'Pink Lace', and 'T M Superb Mixed'.
- Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status. (1 photo)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 4-9a) (21 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information. Also a page for 'Balmalmose'.
- Paghat's Garden: Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine' - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations. (3 photos). Also pages for 'Jacob Kline', 'Marshall's Delight', 'Petite wonder', and 'Snow White'.
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