Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada
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Types
Monarda didyma
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
3250
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Wet ground, Woodlands
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-6
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders, Fever, Gastritis
Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
MONARDA didyma
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Scarlet Beebalm,
Red Bergamot
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
Oswego चाय
Russian Sage
In German
Oswego Tee
russische Sage
In French
Oswego thé
sabio ruso
In Spanish
té Oswego
Sage ruso
In Greek
Oswego Τσάι
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
Tea Oswego
Sábio russo
In Polish
Oswego herbaty
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
Oswega Tea
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Monarda
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Mentheae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6700250
1
27800
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