Eastern Beebalm

Monarda bradburiana Beck - Mint family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 16 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Eastern Beebalm: Coleophora heinrichella, Coleophora monardella, Eutrepsia inconstans

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.