{"id":8411,"date":"2020-08-06T04:15:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T04:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=8411"},"modified":"2020-08-06T04:15:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T04:15:01","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-211-monarda-citriodora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/06\/plant-a-day-2020-day-211-monarda-citriodora\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 211) Monarda citriodora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Native to the US, but not to Seattle, this mint relative known as lemon mint has a subtle beauty and a snappy fragrance to its leaves. I grew these plants from seed years ago and I have a fond memory of being surprised late in the season when they finally bloomed\u2013they weren\u2019t spectacular, but the flowers and bracts are pretty and they last a long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s plants were started from seeds early and eventually put out on the patio and the head of the driveway. The patio plants have been happier with partial shade. The plants in the sunny driveway got to bloom, but then one missed watering and poof! They were fried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n