Herbs · Perennial
Bee balm
Lamiaceae
At a glance
- Plant spacing
- 45 cm
- USDA zones
- 3a–9a
- Frost-sensitive
- no
- Growth duration
- 14 weeks
Which beds suit?
- Sun (prefers)
- full sunAlso okay:partial shade
- Soil (prefers)
- loamyAlso okay:raised-bed mix
- Drainage (prefers)
- normal
Seed & start
Perennial
Plant once, returns every year.
Stachi's tip
Bee balm is mint's wild cousin, but tamer in habit. Red, pink or purple flowers draw hummingbird moths. Leaves are aromatic like bergamot, giving you the Earl Grey flavour straight from the garden. Cut back after flowering and it grows bushier.
Sowing
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Transplanting
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Harvest
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Good neighbours
Avoid these neighbours
No known conflicts.
Good pre-cultures
Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.
Sources
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion
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