beebalm


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Related to beebalm: monarda, lemon balm, butterfly bush
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Noun1.beebalm - perennial herb of North Americabeebalm - perennial herb of North America  
monarda, wild bergamot - any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
2.beebalm - perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy headsbeebalm - perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
monarda, wild bergamot - any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
3.beebalm - bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leavesbeebalm - bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
lemon balm - lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Melissa, Melissa - a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
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* Scatter wildflower seeds including blue flax (Linum lewisii), firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii), lemon beebalm (Monarda austromontana), and Rocky Mountain penstemon (P.
And so they planted marigolds and beebalm, flowers that would earn their keep by discouraging pests and attracting pollinating bees.
* Wild bergamot (beebalm), a perennial mint with a square stem and purple-pink flowers born at the top of the 1-3 foot (0.3-0.9 meter) tall stems.
Include plants for sun such as marsh milkweed, tussock sedge, beebalm; for shade, cardinal flower, bleeding heart, maidenhair fern; and shrubs such as red twig dogwood, inkberry, high bush cranberry