Monarda, Monarda fistulosa, often called wild bergamot or bee balm, is a native North American plant that is now found in gardens all over the world. Here in our area, groups of the plants can be seen ...

Many native plants are good to have in your garden but are not always the most impressive looking. Monarda is an exception to this belief since it produces an abundance of colorful flowers during ...

A new photo of a long-forgotten flower showed up online. Identifying it means getting into the tricky question of how a species is defined. A population of lemon beebalm (Monarda citriodora) flowering ...

If you're looking for long-lasting blooms that will come back year after year in your yard, consider planting this lovely ...

Plant this pollinator-friendly flower after spring's last frost and you'll have fresh blooms come June and July, drawing bees ...

One of the joys of summer is watching the butterflies in my flower garden. From spring to fall I enjoy watching them visit my zinnias, pentas, lantanas and cone flowers. Since I am including more ...

Monardella macrantha common name is Hummingbird Trumpet Mint or Coyote Mint. It is a California native wildflower, but we found the plants for sale at Westwood Gardens in Fayetteville when we were up ...

Chenille, Taffeta and Velvet may sound like the hottest designer fabrics for 2023 but they are the newest Upscale monarda or bee balm coming out this spring. The Upscale monarda series from Proven ...

Gardening teaches many lessons, and one is patience. Last spring I planted a Peter’s Purple Monarda in my flower bed. It didn’t grow much and after last summer’s extreme heat it disappeared. This ...

I wrote this column on a morning when the heat index was predicated to get to 100. And although it may be psychological, somehow my morning coffee doesn’t taste as good on hot mornings like that.