Add soft color and pollinator activity to your garden with Monarda ‘Beauty of Cobham’, an award-winning Bee Balm variety prized for its delicate pale pink blooms and fragrant foliage. This easy-care perennial produces masses of showy flowers throughout summer, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to the garden.

With its upright clumping habit and long bloom season, this beautiful Bergamot variety is perfect for cottage gardens, pollinator borders, perennial beds, and cut flower gardens. The aromatic foliage also adds texture and fragrance to the landscape while offering natural deer and rabbit resistance.

Why Gardeners Love Monarda ‘Beauty of Cobham’

• Soft pink summer blooms
• Excellent pollinator plant
• Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
• Aromatic foliage with cottage garden charm
• Great for fresh and dried flower arrangements
• Easy-to-grow perennial
• Deer and rabbit resistant

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Monarda ‘Beauty of Cobham’
• Common Names: Bee Balm, Bergamot
• Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
• Flower Color: Soft pink
• Foliage Color: Green
• Mature Height: 24–36 inches
• Growth Habit: Multi-branching, clumping
• Bloom Season: Summer
• Light Requirements: Full sun to partial sun
• Water Needs: Average
• Soil Needs: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil
• Hardiness Zones: 5–9
• Characteristics: Pollinator-friendly, aromatic foliage, deer resistant, rabbit resistant, easy care

Perfect Garden Uses

Pollinator gardens
Cottage gardens
Perennial borders
Container gardens
Cut flower gardens
Dried flower arrangements
Landscaping accents
Wildlife-friendly planting

Companion Plants

Pairs beautifully with:

• Salvia
• Echinacea
• Lavender
• Coreopsis
• Miscanthus grasses

These companion plants create beautiful seasonal color combinations while supporting pollinators.

Care Tips

• Plant in well-draining soil
• Water regularly while establishing roots
• Deadhead blooms for extended flowering
• Cut back in early spring for fresh growth
• Divide mature clumps every few years for vigor
• Prefers good airflow to help prevent mildew