{"product_id":"pardon-my-lavender-ii-bee-balm-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Pardon My Lavender II Bee Balm - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003ePardon My Lavender II is a compact bee balm with soft lilac-purple flowers that are as large as those on tall varieties, 2.5 to 3 inches across. It is a stronger, cleaner improvement on the earlier Pardon My Lavender, with more vigor and better disease resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe glossy, deep green clump stays around 14 to 18 inches, so it slips easily into the front of a border or a combination planter. Blooms open in midsummer and bring in hummingbirds, butterflies and bees, and the leaves carry a minty scent.\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 soft lilac-purple, radiating from a central crown on purplish bracts. The heads rest just above the foliage. Leaves are opposite, oval to lance-shaped, deep green and glossy with toothed edges. The plant forms a compact, well-branched clump about 14 to 18 inches tall and up to 28 inches wide. At peak bloom the pale purple heads are spread evenly over the top of the glossy 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 lilac-purple 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 Soft lilac purple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glossy deep green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, well-branched clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14–18 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-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 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":67723914510632,"sku":"GLLF-PER-176A349C-72","price":637.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/pardon-my-lavender-ii-bee-balm.jpg?v=1790864962","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/pardon-my-lavender-ii-bee-balm-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}