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"The bombs bursting in air...." or rather, the Monarda bursting in the garden on Independence Day. This sure looks like the fireworks I saw the other night. Good thing we went to a Sunday night show since the rain tonight put a damper on a lot of fireworks displays. This is "Marshall's Delight" in its third year in my garden. After languishing on spindly stalks for the past two summers and fighting off powdery mildew, this year the Monarda has reinforced the old adage about perennials and vines, "The first year they sleep, the second year they creep, the third year they leap."
And according to many gardeners they will leap all over the garden given half a chance. These are in an enclosed bed and if they want to crowd out the phlox that have turned a washed-out lavender they're welcome to it. Actually I think the phlox was a washed-out lavender when I received it from a co-worker who was thinning out her flower beds several years ago. That's the trouble with planting something that you can't see in bloom at the garden center, you never know what you're going to get. It was free but I'd rather have beautiful.
2 comments:
Yep a real firecracker indeed!
Your Monarda is gorgeous! I love them and have pink Monarda growing in my garden as well. I just don't know the name of my sort. It's blooming every moment now cause it has big buds already, can't wait!
My monarda is much loved by the hummingbirds. I love watching the little birds feed on them. My problem is that they fail to replant themselves. They are actually dying out. I thought they reseeded.
Carolann in Beavercreek, Oh
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