Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet

Perennial List 4/3/99 9:40 PM perennials@mallorn.com

>hat's like what my Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet' did - last year I spent
>hours digging out some mint from one end of a bed, vowing never to let mint
>into my garden again.  Nearby I planted some Cambridge Scarlet, which was
>just beautiful last year.  Today I was working around, and lo and behold,
>that Monarda has spread in every direction, and tunneled under two 6x6's
>between two sections of the bed.

Everyone says this plant spreds quickly and is as much a nuisance as mint 
but do you think we can make it do this. We have tried in several 
locations but while it does alright we would not say it thrives.  We even 
tried in an area where mint has been growing for years without look.

What is the secret? We have to admit we do not give them much care. We 
actually planted it to take over an area that we did not want to fool 
with and where it's scarlet color would show up.

w martin
myg1728@aol.com
http://www.oakmediacreations.com/myg/index.html
Zone 5, Southwestern Lower Michigan
Martin's Yard & Garden




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