Monarda stipitatoglandulosa (M. fistulosa var. stipitatoglandulosa) - OUCHITA BEEBALM

Nearly unknow natural subspecies of common Beebalm, from Arkansas, Oklahoma, in the Ouachita Mountains and outlying areas.

White or pinkish flowers, often with darker bracts (purple/pink), forms clumps, very good heat, humidity and drought tolerance.

Deer and rabbit proof.

Blooming Time: June-July
Size: 2.5-3’ tall and wide
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Culture: full sun, half shade, light-dappled shade, grows well in average to drier and drained soils. Soils with some drainage, rocky, shallow, drier soils. Drought tolerant.
Moisture Needs: dry, medium-dry, medium
Origin: Native to Arkansas, Oklahoma and Ouchita mountains. Naturally grows rocky woodlands and outcrops, over limestone, chert, sandstone, and shale
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees, bumblebees, some butterflies and other insects
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: 3.5" x 4" perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)

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Plant combinations: Woodland edge plant, drier partially shaded areas, close to the tree root zone, edging plant, and is rock gardens, savanna plantings, pollinator and wild gardens. Good companions are primarily plants with similar needs like Aconitum, Amsonia (with wider leaves - those tolerate more shade), Aster divaricatus, Calamintha nepeta, Dicentra, Epimedium, Heuchera, Helleborus, Gillenia, Iris (I. tectorum, I. verna, I. cristata and asian counterparts), Liatris microcephalla, Nepeta, shade Peonias, Phlox divaricata, Phlox bifida, Phlox stolonifera, Polygonatum, Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm', Saruma henryi,  Scutellaria, Solidago (ceasia, flexicaulis, sphaecelata), Spigelia, Stachys, Waldsteinia, native ferns, grasses like Hakonechloa, and Carex (sedges) - Carex albicans, Carex pennsylvanica, Carex woodii and many more. Goes well with native spring ephemerals.