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Bee balm, or dotted mint, is an excellent plant for attracting hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and other nectar-seeking creatures into your garden. The tubular flowers on the plant’s rounded flower heads are a showy addition to flower gardens and borders, and the plant’s leaves and flowers can be made into tea. A perennial herb, the plant will return in the same spot year after year.

Bees and hummingbirds are valuable visitors to your garden. Both can help with pollinating plants, and butterflies and hummingbirds are enjoyable to watch.

Bee balm flowers are pink, red, or white; double-flowered forms are also available. Blooms will appear from early to late summer. The plant grows to be 2-4 feet tall, depending on the variety. Plant in spring in an area of your yard that receives full sun to partial shade and has rich, well-drained soil. Some bee balm varieties can tolerate wet soil and will thrive along a waterway or in a bog garden.

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