(Bee Balm)
- Type:
- Herb
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry, Medium
- Height:
- 3 to 4 feet
- Project:
- Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Purple
- Bloom Months:
- July, August
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food, Nesting and Structure (Bees)
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Larval Host (Moth), Monarchs, Moths, Native Bees, Nesting and Structure (Bees), Wasps
- Counties:
- Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
A native perennial herb that is usually 3-4' feet tall and clumped. A beautiful mint that is used in slope and buffer stabilization because of its ability to hold soil. It is used in landscape design where it may be a little unruly due to its aggressive behavior. It is an early successional species that is used in restorations, especially in moist to dry prairies.