Do bee balm ignore the whole “first year they sleep, second year the creep, and third year they leap”, because my bee balm really leaped after planting plugs last year. I’m scared to see what this monster turns into next year 😅
It’s actually more commonly referred to as wild bergamot just to reduce the confusion between the other bee balm lol
Coonhound420
Mine went absolutely crazy this year for year 2 as well! I didn’t realize I should have trimmed it, it got so tall and the flowers came and weighed the whole thing down. The bees absolutely love it though.
Last year I got 2 plants from a neighbor. They turned into a dozen this year!
Penstemon_Digitalis
Monarda fistulosa is the scientific name for anyone seeking this out.
Patient_Character730
I started with one small plant last year, and I have three different huge masses of them this year. I did not realize this is what they do. I had better pay attention next year or they’ll be everywhere! I do love them though. I saw a hummingbird on mine just a couple of hours ago and I was so excited!
thestral_z
My third year bee balm is 6’ tall. It’s crazy.
3739444
Last year I planted two or three small single monarda fistulosa that I grew from seed in my vegetable garden. They are huge, I had no idea what I was getting into. I’m going to move them into pots I think.
reb6
Beautiful! I moved mine last year and so far they haven’t come up yet 🙁
LivingLosDream
Gorgeous!!!
kb_22
Wow! Mine are struggling this year. Really hope to have blooms like that one day!
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how many plugs did you plant? Looks great!
Did you Chelsea chop?
It’s actually more commonly referred to as wild bergamot just to reduce the confusion between the other bee balm lol
Mine went absolutely crazy this year for year 2 as well! I didn’t realize I should have trimmed it, it got so tall and the flowers came and weighed the whole thing down. The bees absolutely love it though.
https://preview.redd.it/uwvmhe8knief1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34efe04d704f435f024ae75723e9268ff024cde4
Last year I got 2 plants from a neighbor. They turned into a dozen this year!
Monarda fistulosa is the scientific name for anyone seeking this out.
I started with one small plant last year, and I have three different huge masses of them this year. I did not realize this is what they do. I had better pay attention next year or they’ll be everywhere! I do love them though. I saw a hummingbird on mine just a couple of hours ago and I was so excited!
My third year bee balm is 6’ tall. It’s crazy.
Last year I planted two or three small single monarda fistulosa that I grew from seed in my vegetable garden. They are huge, I had no idea what I was getting into. I’m going to move them into pots I think.
Beautiful! I moved mine last year and so far they haven’t come up yet 🙁
Gorgeous!!!
Wow! Mine are struggling this year. Really hope to have blooms like that one day!
https://preview.redd.it/dzxw8yb4jjef1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c594fcd1a9ac7ab75a1a91425bd281aa07c417f
Mine hit 3 years and is spreading out. I think they look like lil fireworks
I’m not jealous…