{"product_id":"leading-lady-razzberry-bee-balm-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Leading Lady Razzberry Bee Balm - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeading Lady Razzberry opens bright raspberry-purple flowers in early summer, usually around the first week of June in Michigan, well before most bee balm. Dark bracts and leaves with a purple cast add depth to the color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt grows about a foot tall in a petite, well-behaved clump, ideal for the front of the border or a patio container. Deer usually leave the fragrant foliage alone, and hummingbirds, butterflies and honeybees visit for the nectar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRounded flower heads are made of tubular, two-lipped florets in bright raspberry purple, held on dark purple bracts just above the leaves. Leaves are opposite, oval to lance-shaped, dark green with a purple cast, especially near the tops of the stems. The plant forms a low, compact clump about 10 to 14 inches tall and 22 to 28 inches wide. At peak bloom raspberry heads dot the entire top of the dark, purple-tinged mound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBee balm prefers richer, more evenly moist soil than lavender, so set it in a neighboring bed with better soil and regular water, where its raspberry heads carry on the summer color and bee traffic near your lavender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun to part shade in average to fertile soil and water regularly; this compact type does not like to dry out completely. Hardy in zones 4-8. Good air flow keeps the glossy leaves healthy, and trimming spent flower heads tidies the plant after bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monarda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright raspberry purple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green with a purple cast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, low clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–14 in tall × 22–28 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Blooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723906187560,"sku":"GLLF-PER-4CC33AA4-72","price":651.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/leading-lady-razzberry-bee-balm.jpg?v=1790864934","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/leading-lady-razzberry-bee-balm-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}