Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata Leu)

Showy bracts of pink flowers with unusual white and pink spotted petals adorn this non-stop bloomer during the summer to fall flowering season. A low-growing perennial with a mounding habit, it grows best in full to partial sun. This is one of the few beebalms that the honeybees at Logees will actually work. It also attracts butterflies and other pollinating insects. A native plant to the eastern United States, the aromatic leaves are sometimes used in teas.