Monarda fistulosa
Monarda fistulosa has pink to lavender flowers popular with bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies and aromatic foliage.
Monarda fistulosa is a wonderful clump-forming wild bergamot or beebalm native to much of North America from BC to Quebec and south through nearly the entire US. It resembles the more commonly cultivated bee balms but with a daintier habit suitable for meadows and naturalistic plantings or for a less formal addition to a traditional border. The flowers are pink to lavender and are popular with bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies for their copious nectar. The plants are also a larval host for species of moth and butterfly. The foliage is aromatic and can be used in teas.
Common Name: Wild Bergamot
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: Yes
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Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Dryish soils on prairies and in dry rocky woods, glades, and forest margins, fallow fields, and along roadways and railways.
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