Bring vivid color and fragrance to your garden with Bee Balm Lemon Mint Seeds, scientifically known as Monarda citriodora. This aromatic herb produces clusters of striking purple flowers and lemon-scented foliage, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Bee Balm Lemon Mint thrives in full sun with well-drained soil, making it perfect for flower beds, borders, and containers. Its upright growth habit and long-lasting blooms provide both visual appeal and pollinator-friendly benefits.
Features
- Premium non-GMO Monarda citriodora seeds
- Produces vibrant purple flowers with aromatic lemon-scented foliage
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
- Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil
- Perennial herbaceous plant for garden beds, borders, and containers
- Long-blooming with low-maintenance growth
- Ideal for pollinator gardens, ornamental displays, and native plant landscaping
Specifications
- Common Name: Bee Balm, Lemon Mint
- Scientific Name: Monarda citriodora
- Plant Type: Perennial Herb
- Foliage: Green, lemon-scented leaves
- Flower Color: Purple
- Growth Habit: Upright, clump-forming
- Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil
- Watering Needs: Moderate
- Germination Time: 10–21 days
- Maturity Period: 60–90 days to first bloom
- Best Planting Season: Spring after last frost
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–9
- Temperature Range: 60–85°F (16–29°C)
- Plant Height: 24–36 inches (60–90 cm)
- Spacing Between Plants: 12–18 inches (30–45 cm)
- Planting Depth: 1/8–1/4 inch
- Bloom Season: Summer to early Fall
- Fragrance: Lemon-scented aromatic foliage
- GMO Status: Non-GMO
- Organic Status: Conventional
- Maintenance Level: Low
- Uses: Garden beds, borders, containers, pollinator-friendly gardens
- Storage: Store seeds in a cool, dry, dark place until sowing
Planting Guide
- Soil Prep: Use well-drained, fertile soil with light compost.
- Sowing: Scatter seeds lightly and cover with 1/8–1/4 inch of soil.
- Watering: Keep soil consistently moist during germination. Avoid overwatering.
- Light: Full sun ensures robust growth and vibrant blooms.
- Germination: Seedlings appear in 10–21 days.
- Spacing: Thin seedlings to 12–18 inches apart for healthy growth.
- Maintenance: Deadhead spent flowers to promote additional blooms.
