I am looking for some red, orange, or white bee balm. I have the lavender that I could trade with you. Also I have a great variety of other plants that you might be interested in, elephant ears, yesterday-today-tomorrow, yellow butterfly vine cuttings, gingers, look thro the files and when you see my name you may find other things that I have offered that you may be interested in. I have a yard full of stuff I can dig into. Thanks
Wanted Bee Balm
I have these red ones. Not sure of the cultivar, however.
If you cannot find any plants, I can send to you seed heads when they are ready.
Do you have a trade list? I looked but can't find one, I have many different colors of Bee Balm.
Kathy
WNYwillieB, my daughter and I are very new to all of this, I have the red Bee balm, can you please tell us how we know when to collect the seeds (dumb question, but we are VERY NEW at this.
Thanks,
Trisha
Firstly .... :-) .... NO questions are EVER dumb when one is trying to learn!!! We all have had to start at the same place.
I usually just wait until the flower heads are "dry" and then dead head them. You should do this early enough that you don't loose all the seeds to the wind already.
I am bad, I just hack 'em down in the fall and throw them onto the spot I want new ones and let the "garden-geists" do their magic.
If you watch the flower heads, you will see, eventually, the "tiny pods" open with seeds deep inside ready to fall out.
I didn't know they spread via roots, at first, thinking they just re-seeded themselves every year.
Thanks Willie, I'm working on a deal, if it doesn't pan out, I'll get back with you on the seeds.....does anyone want any of my lavender seeds???
dayflower - I have a large white bee balm I can trade - very healthy and beautiful. I have several and will gladly share - I have red also.
I like crape myrtles, hydrangea, - open to suggestions for trade that are not seeds, cuttings not rooted. Let me know if you are interested. The white BB was about 2 ft tall this year (in one area) and healthy stalks that are gallon size - at least.
Let me know.
kathy
I may be too late, as I see you already have some offers, but I will have red bee balm seeds in a few weeks when the seed head dry. I would love some lavender seeds.
