| Description | Bradbury's Monarda (Monarda braduriana) a native Monarda with pink flowers borne on the terminal tips of square stems. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | clusters of pale pink tubular flowers, borne a top the square stem, speckled with purple. |
| Leaves | aromatic, gray green, sessile or nearly sessile |
| Stems | square |
| Dimensions | 1-2 by 1-2 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | After blooming cut back to the ground. Cutting back eliminates the bare knee stems and the mildew laden leaves. Monarda dies out in the center and needs to be divided every 2-3 years. Dig healthy clumps and replant or dig out center and fill with compost. The plants will rapidly regrow. Should be placed behind a plant that will cover up the space left when Monarda is cut back. deadheading, may self seed, resistant to powdery mildew |
| Propagation | easy by division |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) , #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info) |
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