Monarda, Bee Balm, Beebalm 'Petite Delight'

I have not found these to spread like other varieties of bee balm. Mine had some powdery mildew last year, but the plants bloomed and se...Read Moreemed okay in spite of it. I have been faithfully watering them this year and so far have not seen any mildew. I like the flower color and the nice clumping behavior.

I planted 2 of these in the late spring in semi shade. We had one of the wettest most humid summers ever. These plants grew about 6" ov...Read Moreer the summer and are now about a foot tall. They proved to be completely mildew resistant here, when every piece of furniture was covered in the gross stuff.

Nice plant. Have had for 3 years in mostly sun and hasn't grown much if any. Don't know how can be invasive. Flowers are pretty though. G...Read Moreood front of the border plant.

I just bought two 'petite delights' this spring... they are STILL only about 6" tall. Both plants have sent up new stalks and have some ...Read Morenew top growth but I'm starting to worry about the height factor. Can anyone tell me if this slow growth rate is normal?

I just planted this a few weeks ago and while it is blooming and it very pretty, it is not resistant to powdery mildew as it is claimed t...Read Moreo be. I have it in the wettest soil of my yard and we just had a week of rainy days and high humidity. The plants are just covered in milderw now. I just sprayed with Neem oil so we'll see how that goes.

The flowerheads are really pretty but I have never had any plant that was this susceptible to powdery mildew as this one seems to be.

I have had my Petite Monarda for 2 years and it is growning very well here. It has not been invasive. I'm wondering how it would grow...Read More in a pot, and may try that this coming spring.

I too am having mildew problems w/ this beauty.
In fairness though all Monarda's have trouble here.

Full sun. Open ...Read Morespot. Good wind.
It does fine.

Two out of three of the above and it powders up quickly.

It does though take quickly from cuttings so I was able to keep some of it going.

The blossom color IS great.
Works well w/ about anything.

Ric

I have found this Bee Balm to be very NON-invasive. In fact, when I planted it, I wanted it to spread and it has stayed right in the sam...Read Moree location for 4 years. I thought I was doing something wrong until I read about it. I have not had any problems with mildew which is a miracle here in Va.

Agreed that it is marketed as mildew resistant, but this past summer (three weeks of rain), it crashed heavily !
I have a tendency...Read More to agree that it isn't showy enough for the stress it can cause, but the size is definitely useful. Tough call on that one

I have several varieties of monarda, all but one susceptible to mildew, which has not been a big problem for me. However this dwarf vari...Read Moreety literally "sank" twice, in different locations, from powdery mildew! After the second time, I frankly decided not to try again - I did not think this showy enough to "beat myself up" trying in my Zone 5a/4b yard!

This Monarda is mildew resistant. After several years it has formed a nice clump, but is not invasive. Needs careful placement because ...Read Moreof its unusual colour, looks good with soft yellow, white, cream.

A dwarf monarda. Marketed as being very resistant to mildew.