Germination Instructions

Soil temperature: 65-70 degrees fahrenheit
Germination lighting: Light required
Germination days: 10 days
Plant spread: 24"
Plant height:  48''
Plant type: Perennial
Seed Count: 50
Maturation days: 365 days

In late spring loosen enriched garden soil down to a 6" depth.  Best started about two months  before your last frost in pots where you place seed on surface of soil and lightly cover with sand or vermiculite.  Bee Balm requires consistent warmth to germinate and the use a germination mat is recommended.

Once to a height of 2", and after your last freeze, transplant to your garden.  Bee balm dislike extremely hot weather so if in zones 7-9 you should plant where you get afternoon shade.

 You can direct seed these but due to their slow growth rate they tend to get overwhelmed by other garden plants and weeds.  Bee Balm does take a mature plant to flower,  and at times you will not get flowers your first year.