How To Grow Bergamot (Monarda)- Planting And Care
WEBMar 3, 2022 · A popular garden plant, Bergamot is a magnet for honey bees and other pollinators, attracting them in droves to the garden. Learn how to grow Bergamot, or Monarda, and fill your garden with these interesting and fragrant plants. an annual variety, Monarda hybrida- Bee Balm "Lombada".
Monarda fistulosa - Wikipedia
WEBMonarda fistulosa, the wild bergamot or bee balm, [1] is a wildflower in the mint family Lamiaceae, widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. [2] This plant, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental. [3]
Complete Guide to Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
WEBWild Bergamot is a perennial wildflower native to most of North America. Scientifically known as Monarda fistulosa, it will grow 2-4′ tall in full sun and well drained soil. A member of the mint family, Wild Bergamot blooms for 1 month in Summer, and attracts many of bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Monarda - Wikipedia
WEBMonarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [3] . The genus is endemic to North America. [2][4] Common names include bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, the first being inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia).
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) - Gardenia
WEBMonarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) is a clump-forming perennial boasting masses of fragrant, lilac-purple, tubular flowers, borne in dense, globular terminal heads, 2-3 in. across (5-7 cm). Blooming for weeks from mid-summer to early fall, they rest upon a whorl of decorative whitish bracts.
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) - Minnesota Wildflowers
WEBFlower: Round cluster 1 to 2 inches across of tubular flowers, solitary at the end of branching stems arising from leaf axils. Color ranges from purple to lavender to pink, rarely white. Individual flowers have a ¼-inch wide curved lower lip and a thin straight upper lip.
Bergamot - Monarda fistulosa - Prairie Nursery
WEBBergamot (Monarda fistulosa) is a well known and highly adaptable native plant that thrives in all but the wettest soils. The fragrant lavender flowers are a popular nectar source for pollinators and attract a wide variety of bees and butterflies.
How to Grow and Care for Bee Balm - The Spruce
WEBOct 16, 2023 · Bee balm, also commonly known as bergamot, is a native North American wildflower from the Monarda genus with bright, distinctive "spiky hairdo" blooms. Bee balm has quick-spreading underground rhizomes and grows best in dry, non-humid conditions in full sun to partial shade and moist soil, though they can handle a variety of conditions.
Monarda fistulosa - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
WEBMonarda fistulosa, commonly called wild bergamot, is a native herbaceous perennial that occurs in dryish soils on prairies, dry rocky woods and glade margins, unplanted fields and along roads and railroads. It is a clump-forming, mint family member that …
Monarda (Bee Balm) - Gardenia
WEBMonarda, also known as Bee Balm or Bergamot, is a spectacular genus in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Native to North America, it is particularly notable for its vibrant, showy flowers and aromatic foliage.