{"product_id":"pardon-my-cerise-bee-balm-20-cell-plug-tray","title":"Pardon My Cerise Bee Balm - 20-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003ePardon My Cerise packs full-size bee balm flowers onto a plant just over a foot tall. From midsummer through late summer, dark cherry-pink blooms 2.5 to 3 inches across sit right on top of the leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts bushy, well-branched habit makes it a handy fit for a sunny border edge or a mixed planter. It has good resistance to powdery mildew, the semi-glossy leaves smell of mint, and the flowers keep hummingbirds, butterflies and bees coming back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge, shaggy flower heads 2.5 to 3 inches across are made of many long, tubular florets in dark cherry pink, radiating out like a crown on reddish-tinted bracts. The heads sit directly atop the foliage on short square stems. Leaves are opposite, oval to lance-shaped, deep green and semi-glossy with toothed edges. The plant forms a bushy, compact clump about 14 to 18 inches tall and 10 to 12 inches wide. At peak bloom the oversized heads look almost too big for the small plant, covering its top.\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 cherry-pink heads carry on the summer color and bee traffic near your lavender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it full sun to part shade, average to fertile soil and plenty of water; it performs best where air moves freely around the plant. Hardy in zones 4-8. Snip off faded flower heads to keep it neat, and divide every few years if the center thins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monarda didyma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark cherry pink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep green, semi-glossy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bushy, compact clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14–18 in tall × 10–12 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-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-July\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 20-cell plug tray: 20 large, field-ready plugs of this variety (cells about 2¾ in. wide × 3¼ in. deep or deeper), ready to plant out or pot up. 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":"20-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723914412328,"sku":"GLLF-PER-A1FF6D8F-20","price":338.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/pardon-my-cerise-bee-balm.jpg?v=1790864962","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/pardon-my-cerise-bee-balm-20-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}