Wild bergamot often grows in rich soils in dry fields, thickets, and clearings, usually on limy soil. It is an excellent garden plant. The dried leaves and flower heads are wonderfully aromatic.
Grows to 24-48"
Blooms June-August
Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Tolerates Deer, Drought, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut
Monarda fistulosa
Photos by Peter Dzuik of Missesota Wildflowers and By D. Gordon E. Robertson - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9600907
Wild bergamot often grows in rich soils in dry fields, thickets, and clearings, usually on limy soil. It is an excellent garden plant. The dried leaves and flower heads are wonderfully aromatic.
Grows to 24-48"
Blooms June-August
Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Tolerates Deer, Drought, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut
Monarda fistulosa
Photos by Peter Dzuik of Missesota Wildflowers and By D. Gordon E. Robertson - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9600907
