Not many bee balm flowers left in my garden. The bumblebees are staying busy on the flowers that remain. The birds have started eating seeds from the others. #Gardening #Zone5 #BeeBalm #Bumblebee

#SilentSunday The Bee Balm sure does attract the bees 🐝
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Two plants showing off outside: finally after four times sowing, I have Monarda citriodora in bloom! A North American native and usually an annual in all but the warmer climates, it has a powerful odor when disturbed or when smelling the blooms that some claim to resemble lemon…but I think is a lot more slightly sweet herbal than that. Fully edible as well, both leaves and flowers, and commonly used to flavor meats or toss in savory salads for a little kick.
The other…not edible, at all, and probably toxic instead. Delphinium likiangense is often described as a dwarf, but as this Chinese native is making flower stalks 18 inches tall I wouldn’t call it small. The blooms I got indoors this past fall were very purple, but they’re showing their true deep blue color now…and attracting the right insects finally because seeds are developing! I may offer seeds or young plants in the future; it’s cold-hardy to zone 7, but has to be protected in colder areas like mine.

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It's tea (blossom picking) time. Bee balm (Monarda didyma, Indianernessel) and pot marigold (Calendula officinalis, Ringelblume)

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