d.BLUE STOCKING***.7

Monarda didyma `Blue Stocking'(M. Blaustrumpf), violet-blue, 24-36", June-September. This was introduced early on when the flower color was unusual, or least, "appeared so"? We were all thinking "The Blues" and this "fit the bill" at the time. Dense, globular, terminal heads of tubular-lipped flowers. A pollinator magnet. Butterflies, Hummingbirds, bees, and bugs. A 3.7(***.7)star rating in Mt.Cuba Center, DE trials 2016. 80%flower cover. Excellent hardiness.