Panorama, Red Bee Balm

4" Pot. 

Monarda didyma
Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 3. A stable red bee balm from seed is hard to come by! Bushy clumping 30" Panorama bears 1–2 whorls of red tubular flowers on each stem from mid to late summer. Also known as Oswego Tea: the Oswego Indians used the species for tea as did the colonial American separatists in their struggles with the British over tea taxes. Attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and, of course, bees, Monarda can grow in either sun or shade.