Skip to Content Skip to Navigation
Menu
Save 20% + enjoy a free gift on plant orders of $150 or more (some exclusions apply). DETAILS

'Leading Lady Plum' Bee Balm Monarda hybrid

Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
14" 2'4" 36cm 71cm
Height: 10" - 14"
Spread: 22" - 2'4"
Height: 25cm - 36cm
Spread: 56cm - 71cm
  • Details

    10 - 14 Inches
    22 - 28 Inches
    22 - 28 Inches
    25cm - 36cm
    56cm - 71cm
    56cm - 71cm

    Features

    Tuck this early blooming bee balm into the front of your flower border to create a colorful swath of magenta purple flowers. Butterflies and hummingbirds will adore it!

    Fragrant Flower
    Fragrant Foliage
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cm
    Spacing: 
    22 - 28 Inches 56cm - 71cm
    Spread: 
    22 - 28 Inches 56cm - 71cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    magenta purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Dark green
    Habit: 
    Clump Forming
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Moderate
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Consistent
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers rich, moist soil and full sun but also grows well in ordinary garden soil and part shade. Provide good air circulation to prevent disease.

    'Leading Lady Plum' Monarda hybrid USPP 26,447, Can 5,566
  • 1 Review

    5
    1
    4
    3
    2
    1
    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • This is the most delicious smelling Monarda ever! I can't walk by without stopping to smell it. It bloomed intensely for 6 weeks. It is short so it is great at the front of the bed. The color was a bright magenta.

      Rachel Turner
      , New York
      , United States
      , 9 years ago
  • 1 Recipe

Back to Top

Find plants you love and create idea boards for all your projects.

To create an idea board, sign in or create an account.