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Old 29-07-2003, 07:32 PM
Tyra Trevellyn
 
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Default No bees visit Monarda 'Jacob Cline'

Does anyone here grow Monarda 'Jacob Cline'? This is the only variety I've
ever experienced that attracts absolutely NO bees or butterflies....never in
the three years I've grown it. (It does, however, attract Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds.) This is a beautiful plant, very PM resistant, with huge deep
red flowers and a long bloom season. I'm really curious about the lack of
insect pollinators (except some moth, it seems, that lays eggs so its larvae
can mutilate the blooms....), since bee balm is normally a major attractant.
And yes, I've got lots of bees of many species.

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Tyra
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