Beebalm Leading Lady Plum

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Landscape Qualities

Leading Lady Plum Beebalm is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden | but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

Ornamental Qualities

Leading Lady Plum Beebalm has masses of beautiful clusters of fragrant plum purple pincushion flowers with hot pink overtones at the ends of the stems from early to mid summer | which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its fragrant pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.

Planting and Growing

Leading Lady Plum Beebalm will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity extending to 14 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 26 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 24 inches apart. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations | and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

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