Below is a list of all known varieties for Bee Balm Flower. Click on a variety name to view more detailed nutrient and sourcing information.
| Variety Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Agastache "Apricot Sprite" | A compact variety with pale, apricot-orange flowers. Milder, fruity-mint flavor. |
| Agastache "Blue Fortune" | A popular hybrid. The long, purple-blue flower spikes have a sweet, minty-licorice flavor. Excellent for tea or garnish. |
| Agastache "Golden Jubilee" | A variety with bright, chartreuse-yellow leaves and purple flower spikes. Flowers have the same sweet anise-licorice flavor. |
| Agastache "Tutti Frutti" | A variety with bright, raspberry-pink flowers and a fruity, bubblegum-like scent and flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Balmy" Series (e.g., Purple) | A "dwarf" series. "Balmy Purple" is "deep-purple." "Mild, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Bergamo" (M. hybrid) | An "annual" bee balm. "Rose-purple" flowers. "Spicy, oregano-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Blue Stocking" (M. fistulosa) | A "cultivar" with "violet-purple" flowers. "Strong, oregano-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Claire Grace" (M. fistulosa) | A "cultivar" with "lavender-purple" flowers. "Strong, oregano-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Colrain Red" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "deep-red" flowers. "Strong, spicy-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Coral Reef" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "coral-pink" flowers. "Spicy, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Dark Ponticum" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "dark, purple-pink" flowers. "Strong, spicy-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Donner's S" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "clear-pink" flowers. "Mild, sweet, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Elsie's Lavender" (M. hybrid) | A "hybrid" with "lavender-pink" flowers. "Mild, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Fireball" (M. didyma) | A "compact" cultivar with "fiery-red" flowers. "Strong, spicy-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Gardenview Scarlet" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "scarlet-red" flowers. "Strong, minty-citrus" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Grand Marshall" (M. didyma) | A "compact" cultivar with "fuchsia-purple" flowers. "Spicy-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Granite Pink" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "pale-pink" flowers. "Mild, sweet, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Jacob Cline" | A cultivar of *Monarda didyma* known for its huge, scarlet-red flower heads. Strong, minty-oregano-citrus flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Jacob Cline" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" of *M. didyma*. "Very large, scarlet-red" flowers. "Strong, minty-oregano" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Leading Lady Lilac" (M. hybrid) | A "hybrid" with "lilac-purple" flowers. "Mild, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Leading Lady Plum" (M. hybrid) | A "hybrid" with "deep-purple" flowers. "Mild, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Lemon" (M. citriodora) | A "species" with "pink-purple" flowers. "Strong, lemony" scent and "flavor." Used for "tea." |
| Bee Balm "Marshall's Delight" (M. didyma) | A "mildew-resistant" cultivar. "Bright-pink" flowers. "Milder, sweet, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Oswego Tea" (M. didyma) | The "classic, scarlet-red" bee balm. "Strong, citrusy, bergamot-mint" flavor. Used to make "Oswego tea." |
| Bee Balm "Oswego Tea" (Monarda didyma) | The classic, scarlet-red bee balm. The flowers have a strong, citrusy, "bergamot" and mint-like flavor. Used to make tea. |
| Bee Balm "Panorama Mix" (M. didyma) | A "seed mix" with "pink, red," and "purple" flowers. "Spicy, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Pardon My Pink" (M. didyma) | A "dwarf" cultivar with "clear-pink" flowers. "Mild, sweet, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Pardon My Purple" (M. didyma) | A "dwarf" cultivar with "fuchsia-purple" flowers. "Mild, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Petite Delight" (M. hybrid) | A "dwarf" cultivar with "lavender-pink" flowers. "Mild, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Pink Lace" (M. didyma) | A "compact" cultivar with "clear-pink" flowers. "Mild, sweet, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Purple Rooster" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "deep, true-purple" flowers. "Strong, spicy-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Raspberry Wine" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "wine-red" flowers. "Strong, spicy, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Ruby Glow" (M. didyma) | A "cultivar" with "ruby-red" flowers. "Strong, spicy-mint" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Scarlet" (Monarda didyma) | A bright red flower with a similar, but often more citrusy (bergamot-like) flavor, famously used to make Oswego tea. |
| Bee Balm "Spotted" (M. punctata) | A "species" with "unique, yellow, purple-spotted" flowers. "Very strong, oregano-thyme" flavor. (High in thymol). |
| Bee Balm "Sugar Buzz" Series (e.g., Cherry Pops) | A "series" of "compact" cultivars. "Cherry Pops" is "red." "Spicy, minty" flavor. |
| Bee Balm "Wild Bergamot" (M. fistulosa) | The "native, wild" bee balm. "Lavender-pink" flowers. "Strong, oregano-mint" flavor. Used in "teas." |
| Bee Balm "Wild Bergamot" (Monarda fistulosa) | A lavender-pink flower with a strong, oregano-mint-like flavor. Used in teas and salads. |
| Hyssop "Alba" (White) | A white-flowering cultivar of Hyssop, with the same strong, medicinal, mint-licorice flavor. |
| Hyssop "Rosea" (Pink) | A pink-flowering cultivar of Hyssop, with the same pungent, minty flavor. |
| Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) | The true hyssop. Deep blue, "spiky" flowers. Pungent, with a bitter, minty, and camphor-like flavor. Used to flavor liqueurs (Chartreuse). |
| Korean Mint (Agastache rugosa) | The true species, with purple flowers and a strong, minty-licorice flavor. A staple in Korean cuisine. |
| Lemon Bee Balm (Monarda citriodora) | The purple, tufted flowers have a distinct, strong lemon-oregano flavor. Used to make tea or flavor water. |