Monarda 'Bee-Happy'
"Bergamot"
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Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
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Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
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Description
Have that frown turned upside down all summer long by Monarda 'Bee-Happy'. It’s bright, bee-friendly, easy and cheerful. Whatever the weather or the day brings, this is a perky plant with a positive attitude and will brighten the mood with its eye-catching flowers, buzz of pollinators merrily busying themselves around it and aromatic bergamot foliage. Plant the hardy perennial Monarda 'Bee-Happy' in a sunny spot in a border and wait to be delighted by its yearly display of cheery bright blooms.
As Monarda didyma 'Bee-Happy' is a clump forming perennial, it will establish over time and return stronger and with more stems each year. It’s good to give a bare root a nice easy start in a temporary pot and grow it on for a few months before planting into a border. Once it’s in the border, it will demand very little attention aside from regular watering in the first year while it’s settling in. After that, it’s very low maintenance. Monarda 'Bee-Happy' dies back for winter and won’t require any frost protection, the following spring it starts the cycle again with fresh new growth. You and the bees will both be happy with this plant!
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Fragrant
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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Great for shade
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Monarda didyma 'Bee-Happy' ('Mon0001bha'ᴾᴮᴿ) (Bee-You Series)
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Flower colour
Red, coral
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Plant size
1
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Established height
50-70cm
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Established spread
30-50cm
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Plant spacing
10 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green, bronze
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak your Monarda 'Bee-Happy' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting.
Plant your "Bergamot" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors.
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed.
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed before 1 March 2025
You can expect your order in Feb/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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