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Sugar Buzz® Bubblegum Blast Bee Balm - 20-Cell Plug Tray

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About the Product

Sugar Buzz® Bubblegum Blast covers itself in hot pink bee balm flowers in midsummer. The blooms are held on strong, branching stems that make a full dome of color about 2 feet tall.

It spreads to fill its space and works well in the middle of a border or a large container, but it is not an aggressive runner. It shows good resistance to powdery mildew, and the fragrant leaves smell of mint. Expect plenty of visits from hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.

What it looks like

Shaggy, rounded flower heads 2 to 2.5 inches across are made of many slender, tubular florets in bright bubblegum to hot pink, radiating from a central crown. The heads sit on pinkish bracts at the tops of square, well-branched stems. Leaves are opposite, oval to lance-shaped, dark green and toothed. The plant forms a broad, upright clump about 24 inches tall and up to 32 inches wide. At peak bloom the flower heads crowd together into a solid pink dome over the foliage.

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 hot pink 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: Hot pink
  • Foliage: Dark green
  • Growth habit: Upright clump
  • Mature size: 24 in tall × 32 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: Single Flush
  • Deer resistance: Resistant
  • Pollinator value: Excellent

Sizes and shipping

One 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.

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Mature height
24.0 in
Mature spread
32.0 in
Bloom
Early-July – peak Mid-July
Fragrance
Strong
Deer
Resistant

Lavender companion · grow guide

How to grow Sugar Buzz Bubblegum Blast

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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Sugar Buzz Bubblegum Blast
  • Full sunLight
  • Moderate waterAverage drainage
  • pH 5.5–7.5Soil
  • Zones 4a–8bHardiness
  • 24″ tall32″ wide
  • ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
  • Not known toxicPets
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Hardy in zones 4a–8b

Spring or early fall.

When it arrives

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.

When to plant

Spring or early fall.

How deep

Set the crown at soil level.

Spacing

18–24" apart for air flow.

Soil

Loam; tolerates clay · pH 5.5–7.5

Fix-it tip: Add compost to sandy soil to hold moisture. It handles clay well; just loosen the area.

Sun

Full sun (tolerates part shade).

Full sun and air flow limit mildew and keep stems upright.

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New growth

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Is it alive? What spring looks like

New shoots appear in early to mid-spring. Shallow runners may pop up away from the main clump.

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