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Common name bee balm Family lamiaceae Life cycle perennial Flowers various Size 3' Light sun Popular member of the mint family, with fragrant flowers on upright stems. Bee balms have the reputation of being aggressive spreaders - but they're nicely confined in our garden (I even confess to having killed one of our two patches through neglect - how I do not know). In fact, it's not a plant that I think about a whole lot (which is good during the time it's afflicted by powdery mildew), but it certainly makes a nice clump when it's blooming in early summer. Our current patch is purple.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden

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