Bee Balm Plant Rhs. These plants are annuals so sow seed or buy new plants each year. Provide plenty of water at the time of planting.
Make sure there is plenty of direct sunlight. Make sure to select the right location to give your plants a good start. Squaw are more long lasting.
Water feed and deadhead them regularly to keep the flowers coming.
The bee balm plant can grow wild in prairies and fields or even on roadsides or forest edges. 12062021 The bee balm plant is a North American native thriving in woodland areas. Common names include bergamot bee balm horsemint oswego tea the latter inspired by the fragrance of the leaves which is reminiscent of bergamot orange Citrus bergamia. It consists of square stem slender serrated oppositely arranged leaves and creeping rhizomes that spread rapidly under the soil.