Jacob Kline Bee Balm/Monarda didyma “Jacob Kline”
I originally planted this up next to the fence behind it here, with the hope that it would grow up and out thru the trees and look cool. It didn’t do so well there and it seemed to die back, but somehow it traveled out underground about 4′ to its present location. Here it gets more sun and can grow much taller. It’s handy to have the Peve Minaret Dwarf Swamp Cypress to grow up into to support its long stems.
As its name implies bees love this critter. So do the hummers. It’s not at all uncommon to see it buzzing with both. It’s easy to grow and is one of my favorite flowers. I love how the petals burst forth at the ends of the stems. They look almost like little bright red fireworks. It really is quite striking from across the yard or from the deck. It’s a perennial so it dies back each year and then grows this big in one season. It’s a wonderful plant if you want to draw pollinators to your garden.
Plant for the Bees – they need all the help they can get!
Steve
Gardening in Greenwood 