Basil Beebalm
Monarda clinopodioidesnative · Central Texas
Basil Beebalm is an annual wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1–1.5 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms pink, purple and white in spring, summer and fall. Good for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Annual wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 1–1.5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Bloom
- Spring, Summer, Fall · pink, purple, white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on moist, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut PlainSan Antonio Prairie
285 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.