Complete Guide to Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Leaves of Wild Bergamot are opposite along the stem. They are lanceolate or ovate, and approximately 3-4″ long by half as wide. The color can range from light green to tinted red or …
Wild Bergamot Is Medicinal and Edible - Lost In The Ozarks
Nov 8, 2023 · One of the most popular uses for wild bergamot is the production of essential oil, which is extracted from the plant’s leaves and flowers. Wild bergamot essential oil has a wide …
Unlocking the Magic of Wild Bergamot: Identifying, Uses, and …
Aug 8, 2023 · Leaves -Its gray-green foliage is quite striking, with opposite ovate to broad lance-shaped leaves that have toothed edges. When I’ve brushed against the leaves, they release a …
Wild bergamot - The Morton Arboretum
Wild bergamot has leaves that are primarily ovate in shape and taper to a point at the tips (acute apices). The upper leaves can be longer and narrower (lanceolate). They are typically around …
Foraging and Cooking with Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) - Chef
Mar 27, 2018 · Wild bee balm flowers are beautiful, sky blue, and they stick out like a sore-thumb when colonies of the plant are in bloom. When crushed or bruised, the leaves give off a strong …
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 …
Monarda fistulosa (Bee Balm, Eastern Bergamot, Wild Bergamot…
Wild bergamot features two-lipped, tubular flowers that appear in dense, globular, solitary, terminal heads atop square stems. Each flower head is subtended by (rests upon) a whorl of …
Bergamot - Medicinal Herb Info
Wild bergamot or Purple bee-balm (M. fistulosa) is perennial, 2-3 feet tall, with narrow lavender flowers crowned in a terminal head. The leaves make a pleasant-flavored tea. Flowers May to …
Foraging Wild Bergamot: Sustainable Harvesting Guide for …
Wild bergamot’s leaves are lance-shaped and serrated, giving off a distinctive minty fragrance when crushed. The plant’s aromatic qualities make it attractive to various pollinators, including …
Wild bergamot is a clump-forming herba-ceous perennial that reaches 2 to 4 feet in height with a 2 to 3 feet spread. Typical mint family square stems produce round heads of two-lipped tubular …