Monarda punctata | Spotted Bee Balm, Horsemint | Various
Monarda punctata belongs to the plant family LAMIACE and Genus Monarda This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
People create special hummingbird or "hummer" gardens. Hummingbirds feed by site and tend to fly in the same areas. There is a term for these routes called traplinings. Consider hummingbird plants that flower at different times. Do not use pesticides since hummingbirds eat the plant insects as a source of protein. Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell and rely upon sight and high nectar producing plants. Monarda punctata is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Monarda punctata so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Monarda punctata spotted bee balm,horsemint attracts butterflies
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Monarda punctata is a butterfly attractor. Spotted bee balm (also known as horsemint) has a good supply of nectar that hummingbirds feed on. Only bee-lovers should consider this plant for their gardens. This plant has faint sweet leaves. This species can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. This plant needs summer days with high heat. This species likes soils that are loamy. Full sun to light shade is best for growing this plant. It does well in dry to moist soils.
Flowers: Monarda punctata has purple spots that accentuate the tubular flowers. The flowers are typically of a yellow color, with an accent in purple.
Monarda punctata | Spotted Bee Balm, Horsemint is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is yellow. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … purple. Secondary color or not the flower is described as: purple spots that accentuate the tubular flowers
Leaves of the plant Monarda punctata have a smell of aromatic leaves. sweet scented and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Faintly sweet | Faint
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Monarda punctata has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as a carminative, as an antiemetic, as a respiratory antiseptic and as a diaphoretic. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. Spotted bee balm (sometimes called horsemint) is not to be taken by pregnant women. The plant parts used in herbal preparations are the aerial parts.
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