Bee Balm (Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline') in the Bee Balms Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2m)
Plant Spread:	2 to 3 feet (60-91cm)
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Fragrant
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Red
Bloom Size:	3"-4"
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses:	Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Powdery Mildew Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile Suitable for wintersowing Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Root Division Other: Divide every 3-4 years or when overcrowding occurs.
Pollinators:	Bees
Child plants:	one child plant

Common names

Bee Balm
Beebalm
Oswego Tea
Bergamot
Firecracker Plant

Also sold as:

Jacob Kline

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Uploaded by Lucichar

Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2012-07-26

Uploaded by gardengus

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Uploaded by Fleur569

Uploaded by PrairieGirl_11

Location: southeast alabama
Date: 2015-06-02
tall and erect slender stems!

Uploaded by Sheridragonfly

Location: Grouping of Jacobs bee balm
Date: 2015-06-08
Just makes me go awe every day!

Uploaded by Sheridragonfly

Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jul 18, 2012

Uploaded by valleylynn

Uploaded by duane456

Location: south east alabama
Date: 2019-05-30
Late afternoon spectacular red color of Jacob Cline bloom!

Uploaded by Sheridragonfly

Uploaded by NJBob

Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2020-07-14
Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'

Uploaded by adknative

Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 2014-07-10

Uploaded by holity

Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2007-07-11
Blossoms look like unruly mops of hair. A bee is interested.

Uploaded by HemNorth

Uploaded by DancingGenes

Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2009-06-24

Uploaded by gardengus

Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 12 July 2021
Bee Balm (Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline')

Uploaded by adknative

Location: New Jersey zone 6B
Date: 2020-06-29

Uploaded by darkgardener

Uploaded by quercusnut

Location: southeast alabama
Date: 2015-06-02
A closeup of an emerging bud

Uploaded by Sheridragonfly

Location: southeast alabama zone 8b
Date: 2017-06-06
on its way to becoming a beautiful bloom!

Uploaded by Sheridragonfly

Location: Brownstown PA 17508
Date: 2020-07-08

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Uploaded by sherrilosee

photo credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Uploaded by robertduval14

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.

Uploaded by Joy

Uploaded by Hazelcrestmikeb

Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2012-07-02

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH USA
Date: 2016-06-25

Uploaded by cwhitt

Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Early Summer

Uploaded by Joy

Location: southeast alabama
Date: 2015-06-02
Tall erect and beautiful!

Uploaded by Sheridragonfly

Uploaded by quercusnut

Location: southeast alabama
Date: 2015-06-02
Jacob Cline 's leaves!

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Uploaded by vic

Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2012-06-17

Uploaded by greenthumb99

Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-06-25

Uploaded by SongofJoy

Uploaded by DancingGenes

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-19

Uploaded by Marilyn

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Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Middle TN
Date: June 14, 2018
A star in the garden. Spreads pleasantly for me. Not a thug and I

Uploaded by quercusnut

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2013-07-03

Uploaded by Marilyn

Photo Courtesy of Garden Perennials. Used with Permission.

Uploaded by Joy

Uploaded by duane456

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Uploaded by Lalambchop1

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Left side of photo.

Uploaded by Marilyn

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2014-07-06

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Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2014-08-23
gets very little sun, so kinda spindly

Uploaded by Skiekitty

Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-07-30

Uploaded by DebbieC

Location: N. Illinois, zone 5b
Date: 2014-07-5

Uploaded by holity

Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2012-07-26
dried seed head

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Uploaded by vic

Location: western Oregon
Date: spring 2015

Uploaded by duane456

Location: Rockford, IL
Date: 2013-10-04
In the 4" pot from the nursery.

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Comments:

Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 24, 2014 10:38 AM concerning plant:

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) 'Jacob Cline' is an attractive cultivar, bearing bright red blossoms in mid to late summer. Like most Monardas, it prefers moist soil. Keep thinned out to prevent mildew. In my zone 7a garden, 'Jacob Cline' got leaf burn in too much sun, so I have kept it in a part-shade spot, where it has bloomed. It probably would do well with only morning sun in hotter summer climates.

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Posted by sherrilosee (Bloomington, IN - Zone 6a) on Aug 16, 2012 8:04 PM concerning plant:

Full sun is recommended, but I find it grows and blooms in quite a bit of shade. Very mildew resistant.

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Plant Events from our members
gardengus	On June 17, 2016	Bloomed first bloom
gardengus	On June 20, 2014	Bloomed full bloom
Catmint20906	On June 12, 2015	Bloomed
MunchkinsMom	On June 5, 2016	Bloomed Has one bloom almost completly open, and is spreading nicely.
MunchkinsMom	On April 2, 2016	Transplanted Kitchen Rock, 2" pot, about 3" tall, leafing out
MunchkinsMom	On November 2, 2015	Obtained plant Dogwooderitternet eBay Semi-Dormant
christine2	On June 1, 2010	Obtained plant

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