Monarda questions

Hello all,

Have been reading and enjoying this list for a while now, and thanks to all
for much useful information.  

This year we began a large "perennial project" and overall most of our
planting has been quite successful (despite bunny raids).  We have 2
groupings of (3 each) monarda plants in different areas.  The Cambridgeview
Scarlet (I believe that's the right name) is a more compact plant than the
Raspberry Wine.  Both have been growing by leaps and bounds (no buds
however). They get equal water and care.  But for the past several weeks we
have found that many mornings we find an entire stalk of the Raspberry Wine
plants just lying on the ground, with no visible signs of chewing or other
pest damage. This morning one of the stalks was not even wilted.  Sometimes
they are more wilted than other times (probably by how long they have been
lying there overnight). But the rest of the plant is healthy and standing
tall.  We are quite mystified by what is causing this. We have ruled out
mildew (both are mildew-resistant strains I believe anyway) and have also
tried to water often enough so they don't dry out (here in the Boston area
it has been a long dry spell).  The other grouping of monarda has not done
this. These are both first year plants, btw. The ones which are affected
are from Bluestone and the others from a local nursery.  But the affected
ones are putting out nice new growth and do not seem to be diseased in any
way.  Both are in mulched beds.

Any ideas gratefully received!   Thanks.



Bob & Georgia Parker
a*@ici.net
Foxborough MA

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