{"product_id":"spotted-bee-balm-monarda-punctata","title":"Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\/2-pint plug\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExposure: Full Sun - Partial Sun\u003cbr\u003eSoil Moisture: Medium Dry - Medium\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 2 feet\u003cbr\u003eBloom: August\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription: \u003c\/em\u003eSpotted Bee Balm (also called Dotted Mint or Dotted Horsemint) prefers sandy soils and full to part sun. This Monarda is more tolerant of drought and intense sun than most in the genera. \u003cem\u003eMonarda punctata\u003c\/em\u003e is usually found in sand prairies, hill prairies, and Oak savannas. It is an eccentric beauty in form and color with complex blossoms topping 2 foot stems in hues of pinkish-purple, green, beige, and maroon. These blossoms attract honeybees, bumblebees, and many butterflies, including Karner Blue butterfly. Spotted Bee Balm is also one of the host plants for the\u003cspan\u003e Raspberry pyrausta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebutterfly. The scent of this plant is repugnant to mammalian herbivores (like rabbits) so is rarely consumed by them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45197474922660,"sku":"PLANT","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/3427\/4468\/files\/Monardapunctata.jpg?v=1710272362","url":"https:\/\/store.conservemc.org\/products\/spotted-bee-balm-monarda-punctata","provider":"The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}