Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant, Horsemint, Mountain Mint, Oswego Tea 'Raspberry Wine' (Monarda didyma)

Flower, top view

by DrDoolotz Jul 20, 2005 10:54 PM

Flower, side view, note burgundy tint to foliage just under flower

by DrDoolotz Jul 20, 2005 10:54 PM

The raspberry-colored blooms make this bee balm a great garden performer

by Jul 17, 2006 11:36 PM

Loves full sun, does fine with part shade. Photo taken July 15 2006

by Jul 17, 2006 11:43 PM

Bee on Balm :)

by soulgardenlove Aug 2, 2006 11:27 PM

by efbiosis Jun 14, 2007 3:36 AM

by chicochi3 Jun 21, 2007 3:17 AM

'Raspberry Wine' - planted on Northeast corner of house

by wrightie Jun 30, 2007 2:59 AM

Photo taken July 2007

by Jul 22, 2007 4:38 AM

by victorgardener Jan 12, 2008 2:09 AM

by Sheila_FW Mar 10, 2008 5:26 AM

by Sheila_FW Mar 10, 2008 5:39 AM

by Sheila_FW Mar 10, 2008 5:26 AM

by ngam Feb 7, 2009 6:51 PM

'Raspberry Wine' made it up to 5 feet tall for me

by Sofonisba Apr 18, 2009 12:36 AM

Here's a view with other plants so you can get a height comparison. These were all planted together only two years earlier. The echinacea and moonbeam coreopsis are typical sizes.

by Sofonisba May 2, 2009 3:58 PM

by EmmaGrace Jul 9, 2009 7:26 PM

by SusanLouise Aug 13, 2009 11:27 AM

Part of my raspberry wine bee balm have double blooms like this. July 2009

by annakins Nov 4, 2009 1:39 AM

Monarda 'Raspberry wine'

by chinabitbit Aug 7, 2010 2:11 AM

by BUFFY690 Jun 6, 2011 4:17 PM

July 2011 blooms

by HamptonsGardener Jul 4, 2011 5:47 AM

Bee balm, getting started in a container, Zone 8b

by Leehallfae May 31, 2012 2:01 PM

Every bit of 4 feet tall, slightly floppy so the tomato cage helped, love the color.

by virginiarose Nov 8, 2014 8:22 PM