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Monarda 'Scorpion'

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High, colourintense plant excellent for insects. This plant grows to about 1,40 m. The flower colour is lilac. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is July - August.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : de Hessenhof

Family : Lamiaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Th. Ploeger & Zn
. This plant has received the following award: 3 stars (excellent) field judging by the Royal Society for Boskoop Cultures 1999

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : good gardening soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 20 and 30 cm
quantity per m2 : 7
flower colour : purple
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are wide longitudinal
leaf size : between 5 and 10 cm
edibility : the leaves are edible
scent : leaves scented lightly
flowering period : july - august
hardiness : hardy
special feature good butterfly and/or bee plant

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop