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Monarda Bee Balm Question #29349 April 11th, 2005 at 04:37 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Northern Illinois TheGardenerGuy OP Member
OP TheGardenerGuy Member Joined: Apr 2003 Northern Illinois	Hi... Does anyone know of a good, reputable mail order company that i can order bee balm from? I can never seem to find it around here at the nurseries.. Also, does anyone have some growing tips for bee balm? We have planted some in the past and they never come back again..(like our butterfly bushes) :p Thanks... Greg

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Re: Monarda Bee Balm Question #29350 April 11th, 2005 at 04:47 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Rockland County, NY plants 'n pots Member
plants 'n pots Member Joined: Nov 2003 Rockland County, NY	All I can say, is that if you have any woodchucks around don't bother planting monarda - I tried it twice, and both times only 1 day after planting they were eaten down to the ground! The other thing that I know about it, is that it is susceptable to mildew, which can render a plant unhealthy rather rapidly. That said... I hope you find it and have great success with it - a friend has a HUGE patch of it which returns yearly - I'm sooo jealous!

Re: Monarda Bee Balm Question #29351 April 11th, 2005 at 05:16 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Minnesota S sam314 Member
sam314 Member S Joined: Nov 2004 Minnesota	The only thing that monarda needs is some light. We have some on our north side and it comes up just fine, although a little later. I've had some on the south side and the patch is growing so much I'm going to have to pull some out this year. It is true that they can get mildew but that's probably if they are too wet.

Re: Monarda Bee Balm Question #29352 April 11th, 2005 at 05:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington B Bill The Garden Helper
Bill The Garden Helper B Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington	http://www.thegardenhelper.com/Monarda.htm

Re: Monarda Bee Balm Question #29353 April 11th, 2005 at 07:36 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Copper Hill, Virginia O obywan59 Member
obywan59 Member O Joined: Apr 2004 Copper Hill, Virginia	Andre Viette's Farm & Nursery has 9 varieties of monarda. You can call for a catalog at 540-943-2315.

Re: Monarda Bee Balm Question #29354 April 13th, 2005 at 02:38 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 NJ, NORTHERN COUNTY BFVISION Member
BFVISION Member Joined: Aug 2003 NJ, NORTHERN COUNTY	I find the local nurseries try to stay with plants that will thrive in their areas. The mildew is a problem with mine here in zone 6 but they are hardy plants . Good Luck BFVISION

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