{"product_id":"monarda-punctata-spotted-bee-balm","title":"Monarda punctata - Spotted Bee Balm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes available: \u003c\/strong\u003eLandscape plug (available 5\/14\/26), 6.00 ea or 10 for 48.00, \u003cstrong\u003epre-orders welcome\u003c\/strong\u003e, mix and match okay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasics: \u003c\/strong\u003ezones 3-9, 24\" x 8\", full sun to part sun, summer-blooming in shades of pale pink and yellow with maroon spots, likes a sandy and well-drained soil and is moderately drought tolerant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Dotted Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily: \u003c\/strong\u003eLamiaceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\/Distribution: \u003c\/strong\u003eThere are isolated populations in California, but the main range is Vermont west to Minnesota and south to Texas and New Mexico. Native in parts of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, but not native to Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat: \u003c\/strong\u003eFields, plains, prairie, savanna, pasture, meadow: open and grassy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore: \u003c\/strong\u003eBeloved by numerous pollinators, this is a short-lived perennial or biennial with strong self-seeding tendencies. It can also spread by rhizome. Unfortunately, this has not happened at my place (yet). That could be because I do not use supplemental water. Either way, who wouldn't want more of these magical, sci-fi flowers in the garden and the vase? The showy, pink-tinged bracts make it seem like this plant blooms forever. It is very aromatic, and has been used medicinally. Deer and rabbit resistant as is usual with the mint family. Larval host for the Gray Marvel, \u003cem\u003eAnterastria\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eteratophora, \u003c\/em\u003eand the Generous Pyrausta Moth, \u003cem\u003ePyrausta generosa\u003c\/em\u003e, both of which are native to Maine and also feed on Wild Bergamot, \u003cem\u003eMonarda fistulosa\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource: \u003c\/strong\u003eLandscape plugs from New Moon Nursery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage credits: \u003c\/strong\u003eWikimedia Commons\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Petal Plants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52951565992243,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/6115\/8195\/files\/Monarde.jpg?v=1768416505","url":"https:\/\/honeypetalplants.com\/products\/monarda-punctata-spotted-bee-balm","provider":"Honey Petal Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}