That almost neon bright RED of this Monarda/Bee Balm is hard to capture in photos. It is show cased among all the greenery of the other plant's foliage and really jumps out at you .. It is perfect for the darker corner of my garden, along with the yellow/golds of the Sambucus and the Carex Bowels Golden planted by my meditation Buddah .. my Japanese friend said the colour yellow or gold, is the right one for such a display .. it bodes good fortune !