Petite Delight

Variety

Petite Delight

created by Alex&Sempi at 15.02.2025

Features

Growth habit

lifespan: perennial

growth habit: compact

growth habit: runner-forming

growth habit: herbaceous

flower: flowering

root type: shallow-rooted

leaves: densely leafed

Fragrant flowers

seed-fixed: no

Location

planting: bed

planting: outdoor

light: sunny to semi-shady

Soil: permeable soil

fertilization: humus-enriched

soil moisture: moist

Fertilization: moderately nutrient-rich

Soil: light to medium-heavy

Soil: sandy to loamy

pH value: acidic to neutral (5,5-7)

Water: Adequate

Resistances

cold tolerant

robust

disease resistant

drought tolerant

Pest-resistant

Winter hardy

Little susceptible

moderately susceptible to mildew

Taste

lemon aroma

Slightly savory

intensive aromatic

bergamot aroma

Fruit shape

do not produce fruit

Color

Flower crimson

Season Overview

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Description

The low Indian nettle 'Petite Delight' is a wonderful and strikingly flowering variety of Indian nettle. Its deliberately small stature makes (bot.) Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight' perfect for front gardens, flower beds and in combination with other nettles. This Indian nettle also impresses as a foreground planting for shrubs or large nettle species with maximum beauty and a breathtaking fragrance. The flowering and robust nature of the low Indian nettle 'Petite Delight' is remarkable. Petite Delight' is a perennial herbaceous plant. It grows to a height of approx. 30 centimeters. It is a shallow-rooting plant. The foliage of Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight' is deep green. The flowers are bright purple-pink and attract all kinds of pollinators to your herb or aromatic garden. It forms runners and is perennial.

F1 Hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

It feels at home in a sunny location and appreciates it when it is not watered too much. The plant responds to waterlogging with drooping flowers and leaves that look as if they have been damaged by drying or burning. The perennial is also prone to mildew in excessively wet locations. Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight' tolerates complete pruning before winter. The plant thrives particularly well in pH-neutral soil and produces an incredible profusion of flowers.