PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - One of our prettiest, easiest-to-grow summer flowers is Monarda, also known as Bee Balm, another of what I call 'Patriotic Plants' because this very American perennial is native ...

This flower is a classic, timeless choice for a garden bustling with butterflies, bees, and birds. Native to North America, bee balm (Monarda spp., zones 3 to 9), is widely available in bright colors ...

A new photo of a long-forgotten flower showed up online. Identifying it means getting into the tricky question of how a species is defined. A population of lemon beebalm (Monarda citriodora) flowering ...

Monarda, Monarda fistulosa, often called wild bergamot or bee balm, is a native North American plant that is now found in gardens all over the world. Here in our area, groups of the plants can be seen ...

I bought the herb labeled “Bee Balm” on a lark. I planted the small ground hugging perennial that summer and watched it spread into a patch of green. When the second year arrived it bloomed in huge ...

FOMO, or fear of missing out is real, and for plant lovers, fear of missing out on a beautiful plant keeps us searching for new plants to incorporate into our gardens and landscapes. Until recently, a ...

Monarda and its best-known bee balm species is a hot native plant at the moment because of a renewed interest in planting plants that attract pollinators. Few plants do a better job at that than ...

Monardella macrantha common name is Hummingbird Trumpet Mint or Coyote Mint. It is a California native wildflower, but we found the plants for sale at Westwood Gardens in Fayetteville when we were up ...

Throw all of your preconceived notions about the monarda or bee balm out the door. I have more flowers now on my monardas than I normally get from an entire season’s bloom. I am talking about the ...

Allan Armitage, professor of Horticulture, University of Georgia, states, "Monarda is a plant that most gardeners can't do without, but others can't do with it for its powdery mildew." Monarda goes by ...

“This is the perfume of March: rain, loam, feathers, mint.” Lisa Kleypas. “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda. “The first blooms of spring always make my ...