Monarda 'Loddon Crown'
Bergamot 'Loddon Crown'
Monarda - or Bee Balm, or Bergamot - is a tall, upright growing flowering perennial, with flower heads that consist of many tubular flowers that are a magnet for bees. Leaves are mid green and aromatic. 'Loddon Crown' was wine-red flowers over brown-purple bracts from mid Summer to early Autumn
Contributed by @loz1
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Bergamot 'Loddon Crown'
Latin name
Monarda 'Loddon Crown'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.90 M
Monarda 'Loddon Crown'
Monarda - or Bee Balm, or Bergamot - is a tall, upright growing flowering perennial, with flower heads that consist of many tubular flowers that are a magnet for bees. Leaves are mid green and aromatic. 'Loddon Crown' was wine-red flowers over brown-purple bracts from mid Summer to early Autumn
Sow seed under glass
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Sow seed under glass on the surface of compost and sprinkle lightly to cover, keep moist but not wet.
Planting outdoors
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed under glass on the surface of compost and sprinkle lightly to cover, keep moist but not wet.
Sow seed under glass
From Late Winter TO Late Spring
Sow seed under glass on the surface of compost and sprinkle lightly to cover, keep moist but not wet.
Flowering season
From Early Summer TO Early Autumn
The flower heads consist of many tubular flowers. The flowering season is from early summer to early Autumn
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