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Monarda didyma 'Cambridge Scarlet'

Common name: Bergamot, Bee-balm

An excellent option to brighten your garden with outstanding, scarlet-red flowers..

-5 to -10°C
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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1.5 Litre Pots
1 for £16.00
just £16.00 each
5 for £48.00
just £9.60 each
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One of the taller varieties of monarda which can reach nearly a metre in height! The flowers of Monarda didyma 'Cambridge Scarlet' have an unusual form - whereby whorls of narrow-petalled, tufted flowers are framed by colourful bracts which blend and merge with the blooms themselves. We love the funky flowers and vibrant colours of this variety.Bergamot flowers prolifically from June to September, adding a rich radiance to your borders, window boxes and containers. Also known as Bee Balm because these much-loved pollinators find the flowers irresistible. Blooms are also suitable for adding to bouquets and vases, where their rich, herby scent can be enjoyed indoors. We recommend that you plant Monarda didyma 'Cambridge Scarlet' near a pathway or seating area so that you can make the most of its aromatic qualities outside too.Plants prefer a spot in moist, well-drained soil which benefits from full sun or partial shade. A hardy, herbaceous perennial which will naturalise and spread up to 60cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Monarda Cambridge Scarlet 1.5 litre pot
Common Name Bergamot, Bee-balm
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Red
Type Perennial
Format 1.5 Litre Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.90
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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