tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post4042451154152322089..comments2023-08-21T01:41:13.490-07:00Comments on Three Dogs in a Garden: M is for MonardaJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-7603116259529471972013-08-22T16:58:32.158-07:002013-08-22T16:58:32.158-07:00I finally have a couple Monarda in my garden. It ...I finally have a couple Monarda in my garden. It does spread a bit, but I have the room. It is in shade. I plan on moving a couple chunks of it this fall/ spring. Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-56430708200645799782013-08-18T05:36:22.080-07:002013-08-18T05:36:22.080-07:00Jennifer I adore these messy flowers even as they ...Jennifer I adore these messy flowers even as they fade...and all the heights and colors too.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-32940368082747333592013-08-17T04:58:04.595-07:002013-08-17T04:58:04.595-07:00Jennifer, you've got a nice collection of mona...Jennifer, you've got a nice collection of monarda!Mane different colors. I have only one - red variety.Monarda reminds me the Earl Grey tea with bergamot and I always add some leaves in tea pot.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-9091647784934396222013-08-16T22:20:13.382-07:002013-08-16T22:20:13.382-07:00omg, 'Coral Reef' is fabulous. How I woul...omg, 'Coral Reef' is fabulous. How I would love to find a spot for that one in my garden. My Monarda struggles because most of it's planted in part sun. I can't believe I need MORE SUN when only a few years ago it seems that's all I had. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-91947771116655293802013-08-16T18:01:02.314-07:002013-08-16T18:01:02.314-07:00Ooooh, these are all plants I would love to have h...Ooooh, these are all plants I would love to have huge drifts of in my garden...eh, only problem is that I have a postage stamp size garden where two/third is shade or semi shade and the sunny part is mostly occupied by my beloved roses! I think I will have to continue enjoying these on photos like yours. Lovely!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-16049295160441935402013-08-15T18:18:16.954-07:002013-08-15T18:18:16.954-07:00I love monarda and have a really big patch growing...I love monarda and have a really big patch growing in afternoon shade. It definitely flowers less and spreads more than the cultivars growing in the sun. I also think it looks like a plant with a bad hair or maybe dreadlocks. :o) Gorgeous photos!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-83452645465033342282013-08-15T15:38:38.557-07:002013-08-15T15:38:38.557-07:00Pretty, pretty images, Jen. I too like the native ...Pretty, pretty images, Jen. I too like the native Monarda at the local parks. They look so pretty in the fields. I too have Marshall's Delight and Petite Delight. They don't spread rampantly like the Raspberry Wine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-44210031112268097872013-08-15T14:28:30.382-07:002013-08-15T14:28:30.382-07:00I saw these in a garden I visited last week in the...I saw these in a garden I visited last week in the red colour, the bees loved them. Funny thing about them is that in the middle of the flower another stalk grew with another flower on top - is this usual?elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-51663327065701972013-08-15T12:05:07.588-07:002013-08-15T12:05:07.588-07:00I adore Monarda as well. Partly it's because ...I adore Monarda as well. Partly it's because the bees and hummingbirds love it, and partly I just like the way it looks. Oh, and it doesn't mind soggy soil. My Raspberry Wine is in part shade and blooms just fine, but that may be a North Carolina heat thing. It does like to roam, but that's a good thing! Sarah/ Galloping Horse Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863804034201109102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-91314538253174140732013-08-15T06:38:54.478-07:002013-08-15T06:38:54.478-07:00This is a great profile of a plant that has me mud...This is a great profile of a plant that has me muddled -- I can't figure out how to use it. I love your descriptions of a bad hair day and a plant that sets out on a road trip! As you point out, it's not all that attractive, really, and yet it's an interesting plant and a pollinator magnet and I do love the scent of the leaves. I have Petite Delight. The color is odd, the plant won't spread so it remains a stiff little thing in individual clumps, and it looks awful after bloom. But I like it, somehow : ) Go figure!Laurriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657951570419825095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-44630209285203775742013-08-15T06:35:34.528-07:002013-08-15T06:35:34.528-07:00Lovely to find out more about Monarda, deffo a gre...Lovely to find out more about Monarda, deffo a great plant for the insects.<br />I was smiling re your bad hair day comment, but a very apt description.xxxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-63081500875534377412013-08-15T02:20:22.444-07:002013-08-15T02:20:22.444-07:00Monarda is also one of my favourites. I have a lig...Monarda is also one of my favourites. I have a light pink called Fisches, and have sowed some red ones that havens flowered yet. I really like Raspberry Wine. I have mine with echinacea, and that is a lovely mix. The butterflies love both plants, and I welcome them :-) Gittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07298668942423841136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-67048383553387744592013-08-14T21:08:06.833-07:002013-08-14T21:08:06.833-07:00Such pretty plants I had them at one time but they...Such pretty plants I had them at one time but they tended to take over...now I would like to try them again ~ yours are so pretty!La Vie Quotidiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348063467803160245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-30341168350795058292013-08-14T20:08:01.484-07:002013-08-14T20:08:01.484-07:00Bald Bee Balm! LOL you kill me!! They kind of r...Bald Bee Balm! LOL you kill me!! They kind of remind me of spiders... love em anyway!!<br /><br />ANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669855421350031273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-48960757177562914492013-08-14T17:10:25.896-07:002013-08-14T17:10:25.896-07:00I had several Monardas at my last home and have no...I had several Monardas at my last home and have not replanted it at my present house. I loved the flowers until they mildewed. I even had the petite one. <br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-27065617849114463532013-08-14T16:34:08.677-07:002013-08-14T16:34:08.677-07:00The hummingbirds go mad for monarda...ours is Camb...The hummingbirds go mad for monarda...ours is Cambridge Scarlet. The plant is also used in Earl Grey Tea I think...bergamont.. Jennifer, your photos are so beautiful and the information on varieties, there seem to be so many now. That powdery mildew can be a real problem that is for sure. Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-74940090221549243072013-08-14T15:50:36.113-07:002013-08-14T15:50:36.113-07:00What beautiful photographs - they tempt me into Mo...What beautiful photographs - they tempt me into Monardas, which I haven't yet grownCandyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888805654426753839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-51052665136146863132013-08-14T13:19:33.834-07:002013-08-14T13:19:33.834-07:00Interesting, never seen that flower before!
http:...Interesting, never seen that flower before!<br /><br />http://tinajoathome.com/tinajohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107966080559159842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-43799870529747197902013-08-14T12:48:07.673-07:002013-08-14T12:48:07.673-07:00I love the Monarda's so very much but they don...I love the Monarda's so very much but they don't grow well in my little garden helas! They are so different in flowershape to other plants.<br />Have a wonderful day Jennifer.Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-43499409133185470882013-08-14T12:04:15.931-07:002013-08-14T12:04:15.931-07:00I kind of like the bad hair day look - some of the...I kind of like the bad hair day look - some of the monarda in your photos are like rock stars in the garden with hot pink and purple bad hair.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294624848003071390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-78831709873514292482013-08-14T11:31:31.965-07:002013-08-14T11:31:31.965-07:00I have always loved Monarda for many reasons: I li...I have always loved Monarda for many reasons: I like its unkempt look, that it attracts bees and that it is associated with Earl Grey tea (my favourite). You have included many lovely colours but my favourite are the deep red ones. Hmmmm…suggestions for "K": Knautia (Scabiosa?) or Kniphofia (Red hot poker) ?Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208261869410640449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-80512568094503854072013-08-14T11:30:16.316-07:002013-08-14T11:30:16.316-07:00Oh, I really like colour of 'Raspberry Wine...Oh, I really like colour of 'Raspberry Wine' - I must see, if I can buy it somewhere. pivihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934919718447045807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-7450603148920372622013-08-14T10:39:09.451-07:002013-08-14T10:39:09.451-07:00This is a plant I am unfamiliar with, but I have j...This is a plant I am unfamiliar with, but I have just looked it up, and we do have it over here. Definitely something I will include next year, as I am all for attracting the bees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com