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Monarda didyma GRAND PARADE™ ('ACrade' PP19580 COPF) Perennial Resource
Plant number: 1.365.240 (='ACrade') Beebalm is a traditional favourite for the perennial border. This midsized Canadian selection produces heads of large, shaggy lavender-purple flowers in mid to late summer. Foliage is delightfully fragrant, and significantly more resistant to powdery mildew than most older varieties. Excellent for cutting. Monarda Grand Parade™ Bontanical Name: Monarda didyma Grand Parade™ 'Arcade' PP19,580 Common Name: Bee Balm Grand Parade™ Features: Compact, Fragrant, Good Cut Flowers, Drought Tolerant Attracts: Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds Resists: Resists Deer, Rabbits Bloom Time: Spring - Summer Light Requirements: Full Sun -Partial Sun Monarda didyma Grand Parade™ is an exceptionally hardy, mildew-resistant cultivar that produces an abundance of lavender-purple flowers on mid-size plants. Just 12-18" tall, this longtime stalwart of the cottage garden now elbows its way to the front of the border. 'ACrade' PP 19,580 GRAND PARADE™ Bee Balm produces a profusion of lavender-purple flowers atop mid-sized, very compact, upright plants from mid through late summer. They add a fun element to fresh flower bouquets. This cultivar exhibits very good mildew resistance. Monarda is native to eastern North America, so it is easy to grow and it multiplies quickly.
Monarda didyma GRAND PARADE™ ('ACrade' PP19580 COPF) Perennial Resource
Dwarf Grand Parade Bee Balm is a rich royal purple on plants only about 15 inches tall. PPAF (Monarda didyma) key features Botanical Name Monarda Growing Zones Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8 Advantages Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Cut Flowers, Fragrant Light Requirements Height: 12-18" Spread: 16-20" Exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs Drought tolerant: No Bloom time: Late Summer, Midsummer Foliage Color: Green Shades Flower Color: Purple Shades Fragrant: Yes Good Cut Flower: Yes Native: Nativar Deer resistant: Yes Rabbit resistant: No Bee-friendly: Yes Grand Parade 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. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. Monarda 'ACrade' is solid under the trade name Grand Parade™ and exhibits excellent powdery mildew resistance. A lack of vigor was a common complaint among compact cultivars this size; however Grand Parade™ proved exceptionally robust. Perhaps because of this, Grand Parade™ was also the first Monarda to develop a hole in the center of the mass.
Monarda didyma GRAND PARADE™ ('ACrade' PP19580 COPF) Perennial Resource
Grand Parade™ Bee Balm 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. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. Grand Parade™ ('ACrade') Bee Balm is a new Monarda introduction from those tireless folks at the Morden Research Experiment Station, with large magenta-purple flowers in July and August, over short disease resistant foliage. Butterfly and bee attractant. Height 18 Inches Spread 12 Inches Bloom Color Purple USDA Hardiness Zone 3 Current Availability
Grand Parade™ Bee Balm Monarda didyma 'Grand Parade™' (ACrade) Also called Bergemot, Dwarf Bee Balm Whorls of small tubular flowers are backed by leafy bracts Purple flowers appear on square stems just above foliage Heavily corrugated dark green ovate leaves, 5 cm long Foliage has a minty scent when crushed Compact, mounding habit Grand Parade bee balm (Monarda 'Grand Parade') is a showy flowering herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the mint family. It grows upright and can reach a height of 2-3 feet tall and spreads about 1-2 feet wide. The plant has dark green leaves and bears large clusters of vibrant magenta colored flowers that bloom in July to September.
Photo of the entire plant of Bee Balm (Monarda didyma Grand Parade
Latin name: Monarda didyma 'Grand Parade' Common name: Bee balm Flowers: 3" clusters of vivid violet-purple Mature size: 20" tall x 24" wide Hardiness: Zones 3-8 Soil: Not picky Exposure: Full sun Water usage: Average to moist Sources: Local retail or Internet What a perfect little bee balm. 'Grand Parade' practically explodes with lavender flowers that are covered all summer long with busy butterflies and bees. Because of its small stature, it's a great perennial for the front of the border. 'Grand Parade' grows 15 to 18 inches tall. The plant grows in a nice, tidy clump.
