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Last year I planted a single Bee Balm plant in the approximate location of these photos. Is what I see coming up Bee Balm? If so how do I limit or c...
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Bee Balm? #897170
Asked April 13, 2025, 11:22 AM EDT
Last year I planted a single Bee Balm plant in the approximate location of these photos. Is what I see coming up Bee Balm? If so how do I limit or cut back tve spread? Thank you!
Howard County Maryland
Expert Response
It's possible one plant could have produced all these seedlings. My suggestion is to let them grow and see if they are indeed Monarda plants. A bit hard to tell at this stage.
In the future, it's best to plant more than one plant - ideally 3 or 5, etc. The insects looking for pollen need to see a large area of flowers to be attracted. It's a good thing if these are more Monarda plants, the better to attract more pollinators. If you find there are too many, just thin them out.
Hope this helps. Thanks for contacting Ask Extension.
In the future, it's best to plant more than one plant - ideally 3 or 5, etc. The insects looking for pollen need to see a large area of flowers to be attracted. It's a good thing if these are more Monarda plants, the better to attract more pollinators. If you find there are too many, just thin them out.
Hope this helps. Thanks for contacting Ask Extension.
Thank you Taffy!
I did plant it among about 10 other native plants according to a native plant design I picked at the Philadelphia Flower show.
We will see what happens. Curious to find out.
In that case, the little ones could be seedlings of the other plants. Odd the plan only included one Monarda. As I said, a good design includes at least 3 of each type of plant to make a pleasing effect. Keep watch and thin out what you don't want to keep. Every year in the garden is different, since every plant has it's own agenda as it matures. You may get more of one type than you'd like and less of another. Always interesting!
Good luck!
Good luck!
