Monarda Sugar Buzz® 'Bubblegum Blast'
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Monarda Sugar Buzz® 'Bubblegum Blast': Hot Pink Domes, Bushy and Bold
'Bubblegum Blast' is hot pink with a white base and looks exactly like it chewed through a whole pack on the bus ride home. Fragrant flowers, minty leaves. BLOW A BUBBLE. POP!
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Monarda hybrid
- Common Name: Bee Balm
- Series: Sugar Buzz®, from Walters Gardens
- Height: 60 cm (24 in)
- Spread: 70–80 cm (28–32 in)
- Flowers: Hot pink with a white base, in domed heads about 5–6 cm (2–2.5 in) across
- Bloom Time: Midsummer to late summer (July to August)
- Foliage: Dark green and mint-scented, with above-average resistance to powdery mildew
- Features: Fragrant flowers and foliage, good cut flower
Where to Plant: Plant it in the middle of a sunny border, in a cottage garden, in a pollinator bed or in a large container. Its broad, bushy shape fills space quickly, which makes it handy for covering ground in a new garden.
Companion Plants: Plant 'Bubblegum Blast' in a sunny or part-shade bed with magenta cranesbill, white daisies and rusty red daylilies. Geranium 'Cambridge' carpets the front at 15 to 25 cm with magenta-pink flowers from May to July. Hemerocallis 'Red Rum' adds rusty red daylilies at 35 to 40 cm in July and August. Leucanthemum 'Becky' brings big white daisies at 90 to 100 cm from June to August. Miscanthus 'Morning Light' stands behind at 120 to 150 cm with fine, silver-edged blades.
Plant Care: Plant in full sun to part sun in average to fertile, evenly moist, well-drained soil. It tolerates light shade but tends to spread more there and flower less. Water at the base during dry spells and leave room for air to move. Deadhead to tidy the plant. Cut stems to the ground in late fall or early spring. It spreads by shallow runners. Divide every few years in early spring to keep the clump in check.
History: 'Bubblegum Blast' was bred by Hans Hansen at Walters Gardens in Zeeland, Michigan. It grew from seed collected in 2009 from Grand Parade™ bee balm, with the pollen parent unknown.
Final Thoughts: The hummingbirds will stick to it like gum on a shoe. Plant a few by the door. NO SPITTING ON THE SIDEWALK.