Spotted Beebalm
Monarda punctatanative · Central Texas
Spotted Beebalm is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 2–3 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white, pink, yellow, green and purple in Apr–Oct. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
6 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Oct · white, pink, yellow, green, purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, loam, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
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
918 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.