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Monarda 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]
Monarda 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 ). The genus was named for the Spanish ...
Monarda clinopodia, commonly known as white bergamot, basil bee balm or white bee balm, is a perennial wildflower in the mint family, Lamiaceae. This species is native to North America, ranging north from New York, west to Missouri, and south to Georgia and Alabama. [1] M. clinopodia has also been introduced into Vermont and Massachusetts. [2]
The areas around the plants should be mulched to keep soil from splashing up on the plants, since the fungal spores are in the soil. ... bee balm, and milkweed. Nonnatives include astilbe, Russian ...
Just keep in mind that typically, perennial plants bloom for just a few weeks each year, compared to annuals, which bloom from planting until the first hard frost. ... Bee Balm. Like its name ...
The fringe-y flowers of bee balm are a pollinator magnet. Available in shades of red and pink, these flowers bloom for weeks. Make sure to plant where there’s good air circulation around them ...
Monarda didyma, the crimson beebalm, scarlet beebalm, scarlet monarda, Eau-de-Cologne plant, Oswego tea, or bergamot, is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ontario and Michigan, and south to northern Georgia, and introduced in other states farther west.
Lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis) [ note 1] is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family and native to south-central Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, Iran, and Central Asia, but now naturalised elsewhere. It grows to a maximum height of 1 m (3 ft 3 in). The leaves have a mild lemon scent. During summer, small white flowers full of nectar ...