Monarda 'Aquarius'
Aromatic foliage. Flowers Rose/mauve . Late Summer early autumn. 1m 9x9x10PP
Aromatic foliage. Flowers Rose/mauve . Late Summer early autumn. 1m 9x9x10PP
1m. Violet pink flowers are held in whorls atop strong square stems from mid-summer to autumn. Said to be more heat and drought tolerant that other Monarda, but we have not noticed that! Excellent as cut flowers for the home. Dark green aromatic minty foliage is often used in...
(syn. 'Balance') These flowers are in the Violet-purple colour spectrum reaching 60-70cm. Said to be mildew resistant. Summer flowering.
90cm Dark green foliage with mahogany-red flowers. Full sun to part shade in a moisture retentive soil. Few only. This variety appears more difficult to propagate than the others(?)
One of my favourites. Deep claret-wine flowers an stiff stems to 1m. A damp soil is preferred. This must be an old variety as I can no longer find references to it in the RHS Plantfinder nor in overseas plant-lists? 9x9x10PP
A long flowering season with distinctive whorls of narrow-petalled tufted pale pink flowers set above a ruff of purple bracts. Great when planted en masse. Associated well with grasses and makes a lovely winter silhouette as they die. PB2 SOLD OUT
Said to be mildew resistant(?) Prefers a moist soil. Flowers wine-red atop stocky stems from mid-summer to autumn. This variety out-blooms most other monarda varieties. The photo shows this monarda with Penstemon Dorothy. SOLD OUT more late spring
'Beauty of Cobham' is clump-forming herbaceous perennial to 90cm in height. Terminal whorls of two-lipped, pale purplish-pink flowers 5cm in length have contrasting purple calyxes.
'Marshall's Delight' is said to be mildew-resistant. Growing to approx 90cm tall, with glossy foliage and bright pink flowers above pale green bracts
(Prarienacht0 Purple flower in late summer. 100cm. Moist soil are best with morning sun only if possible. (Apologies I can't find my photos of this.)