Bee balm

[Nyboy]

Mary I seen red, pink and purple Bee balm

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I bought an anise hyssop plant 3 years ago. It was huge and pretty first year. Second year the same with lots of little seedlings underneath it, so I dug some up and put in the back by the garden. I thought I would have one in the front and one in the back, but this year the big one in front never came back and the one in the back is very small. I am not sure what happened. Is it a biannual?

 

[Smart Red]

There are a couple shades of red, both purple and lavender Monarda, and one magenta variety that's pretty cool.

 

[Smart Red]

Anise hysop is a perennial so it should come back yearly in zones 4-9.

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I bought a pot of this purple bee balm in 2010 and a couple years later separated it and planted in different places. After that, it has spread everywhere. I also started some from seed that are red, but barely have any of that in the yard. The bee balm in the picture came up in that spot on its own last year. I forgot about it and this spring when I covered the box of lettuce and spinach, the plastic was covering this bee balm that sprouted underneath the plastic. Bee balm around the yard had barely came up and this was up a foot when I took the plastic off. The bee balm in other places is a good 4 or 4-1/2 feet tall.

They reseed easily. At night my yard smells wonderful.

 

[Smart Red]

That bee balm is about the color of what we have growing wild in the ditches around here. Love it!

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

That bee balm is about the color of what we have growing wild in the ditches around here. Love it!

I took a picture of this because I never noticed the light purple and the dark purple before. It is all from the same plant to begin with.

 

[ninnymary]

Is this anise hyssop?

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I don't think so. Mine was purple and it tastes like licorice, sweet taste.

 

[Nyboy]

Mary what does yours taste like