Red Velvet Bee Balm - 72-Cell Plug Tray

Name: Red Velvet Bee Balm - 72-Cell Plug Tray
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-D2F2BF52-72
Price: 725.2 USD
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Size : 72-Cell Plug Tray

72-Cell Plug Tray

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About the Product

Red Velvet is the tallest of its group, reaching about 32 inches tall and 3 feet wide, with large cherry-red bee balm flowers from midsummer into late summer. New spring growth comes up with a bronze tint before turning green.

Well-branched stems produce a second flush after the first, extending the bloom period. It suits the middle to back of a border and larger landscape beds, resists powdery mildew well and is a favorite with hummingbirds.

What it looks like

Large, shaggy flower heads are made of long, tubular florets in rich cherry red, radiating from a crown set on dark reddish bracts. Heads stand at the tips of sturdy, well-branched square stems, with a second round opening on side shoots below. Leaves are opposite, oval to lance-shaped, dark green and toothed, with bronze-tinted new growth. The plant forms a large, rounded clump about 32 inches tall and 36 inches wide. At peak bloom red heads cover the top half of the plant.

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 cherry-red 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: Cherry red
Foliage: Dark green; bronze-tinted new growth
Growth habit: Large, rounded clump
Mature size: 32 in tall × 36 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 4–8
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
Bloom start: Early-July
Peak bloom: Late-July
Bloom pattern: Repeat 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.

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Mature height: 32.0 in
Mature spread: 36.0 in
Bloom: Early-July – peak Late-July
Fragrance: Strong
Deer: Resistant

Lavender companion · grow guide

How to grow Red Velvet

Bee Balm · Monarda

Plant in full sun with good air flow and moist but well-drained soil. It spreads by runners and can get powdery mildew, so give it room and steady water.

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Full sunLight
Moderate waterAverage drainage
pH 5.5–7.5Soil
Zones 4a–8bHardiness
32″ tall36″ wide
ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
Not known toxicPets

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Hardy in zones 4a–8b

Spring or early fall.

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Your plug tray

Plugs arrive in active growth. Water the tray right away, set it in bright light out of harsh wind, and plant within a few days. If you wait, bump them into 3–4" pots. Harden off for a week before planting out, and keep the root ball moist the first 3–4 weeks.