Complete Guide to Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Wild 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 …
Monarda fistulosa - Wikipedia
Monarda fistulosa, the wild bergamot or bee balm, [3] is a wildflower in the mint family Lamiaceae, widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. [4] This plant, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental. [5]
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot | Prairie Moon Nursery
Monarda fistulosa, also commonly called Bee Balm or Horse-Mint, has a lovely lavender blossom and distinctively aromatic foliage. It is a familiar component of prairie and savanna communities on all but the wettest of soils. Native to most of North America, it often is cited for its historical medicinal applications among indigenous peoples.
Monarda fistulosa (Bee Balm, Eastern Bergamot, Wild Bergamot…
Monarda 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 grows typically to 2-4' tall.
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) - Gardenia
Monarda 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 …
Wild bergamot has square stems with gray-green foliage. The flowers bloom from June to September. They are solitary and terminal on the flowering branches and the two stamens surpass the upper lip. The flowers are tubular, 13-15 nerved, with lobes much shorter than the tube. The corolla is lavender and strongly bilabiate.
Monarda fistulosa - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Monarda fistulosa, commonly called wild bergamot, is a common Missouri native perennial which occurs statewide in dryish soils on prairies, dry rocky woods and glade margins, unplanted fields and along roads and railroads. A clump-forming, mint family member that grows typically to …
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) - Minnesota Wildflowers
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.
Wild Bergamot | Johnson's Nursery | KB - JNI Knowledgebase
2024年12月4日 · Its notable citrusy-mint fragrance is similar to that of bergamot oranges. Europeans settling in America discovered that Monarda fistulosa tea tastes similar to the European favorite, Earl Gray tea.
Wild Bergamot Guide: Planting & Benefits | Monarda Fistulosa
2024年3月16日 · Wild Bergamot, or Monarda fistulosa, thrives as a lively member of the mint family, often gracing gardens under names like bee balm or Oswego tea. This fragrant herb not only brightens spaces with its vivid flowers but also invites a buzz of wildlife activity, drawing in bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.