Lindheimer's Beebalm
Monarda lindheimerinative · Central Texas
Lindheimer's Beebalm is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2–3 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white in Mar–May. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–May · white
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, gravelly, moist, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Floodplains and Low Terraces
1 occurrence record 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.