Electric Neon Purple Bee Balm - 72-Cell Plug Tray

Electric Neon Purple carries large, 3-inch bee balm flowers in a bright fuchsia-purple from midsummer into late summer. The plant is a medium size, about 22 to 24 inches tall and wider than it is tall.

It has very good resistance to powdery mildew and other common leaf diseases, so the deep green foliage stays clean through the season. Plant it in the middle of a border or in a big container, and expect a steady stream of hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.

What it looks like

Large, shaggy flower heads about 3 inches across are made of many tubular florets in vivid fuchsia-purple, radiating out from a central crown on purple-tinged bracts. Leaves are opposite, oval to lance-shaped, deep green and toothed along square stems. The plant forms a broad, rounded clump about 22 to 24 inches tall and 28 to 30 inches wide. At peak bloom the fuchsia heads are scattered evenly across the top of the clump, standing just above the deep green leaves.

Growing it with lavender

Bee balm prefers richer, more evenly moist soil than lavender, so set it in a neighboring bed with better soil and regular water, where its fuchsia-purple heads carry on the summer color and bee traffic near your lavender.

Care

Grow in full sun to part shade in average to fertile soil with regular water, especially during summer dry spells. Hardy in zones 4-8. Give it room for air to move around the stems to help keep leaves clean, deadhead faded heads for a longer show, and divide the clump every few years in spring.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Monarda
• Flower color: Fuchsia purple
• Foliage: Deep green
• Growth habit: Broad, rounded clump
• Mature size: 22–24 in tall × 28–30 in wide
• USDA hardiness zones: 4–8
• Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
• Bloom start: Early-July
• Peak bloom: Mid-July
• Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
• Deer resistance: Resistant
• Pollinator value: Excellent

Sizes and shipping

One full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.