LAVENDER BEE BALM SEED - Mint family perennial, known as Wild Bergamot or Lavender Bergamot, grows delicate crown-shaped pale pastel purple flowers and foliage with a scent reminiscent of the bergamot citrus. Blossoms attract pollinators such as bees and other beneficial insects. EASY TO GROW, HARVEST, AND ENJOY - Hardy once established. Enjoy dried as a tea, topically as a wound poultice, or as a food seasoning! Plant in early spring. 120 days to bloom from seed. Perennial. Each packet contains a minimum of 85 seeds. SEEDS YOU CAN TRUST - Our seeds are certified organic, non-GMO, heirloom, untreated, and open-pollinated. This makes sourcing seed from our company an easy and ethical choice. KNOW THE SOURCE, GROWN IN THE USA - Our company is located in Ojai, California. We take great pride in our plants and are dedicated to bringing you the best quality seeds for your garden. GREAT CARE, GREAT RESULTS - Our team is dedicated to bringing you only the best selection! We have spent years developing our expertise as seed specialists. Our seeds are tried and true, resulting in better germination rates and hardy harvests! All our seed packets contain complete growing instructions, including optimal planting depth, spacing for best growth, days for germination and harvest, and other seasonal and temperature requirements. This mint family perennial, also known as Wild Bergamot or Lavender Bergamot, grows delicate crown-shaped pale pastel purple flowers and foliage with a scent reminiscent of the bergamot citrus. The entire Monarda genus has been historically used as a cold tea, topically as a wound poultice, and as a food / seasoning. One popular contemporary use is making Bee Balm Flower-infused Honey. These plants need some care in the seeding and transplant stage, but are well worth the attention. Once established Bee Balm is quite hardy; the plant has a rhizomatic growth habit but doesn't aggressively spread. If you plant seeds early enough in spring you will get flowers within its first year of growth. On a lark we inter-planted our Bee Balm plants with actual lavender (Lavendula sp.) thinking it would be pretty to see have the two blooming together. It worked out quite well, actually.