Bergamot, Wild (Bee Balm)
Monarda fistulosa - Wild bergamot, Sweet Leaf Bergamot, Bee Balm or Horse-Mint, is a highly adaptable native plant that thrives in most soils and is a favorite nectar source for a wide variety of bees and butterflies, and in sometimes rare and beautiful occasions, hummingbirds. To use medicinally, the flower top is dried to make into teas. Bergamot is a host plant for the Hermit Sphinx moth (Sphinx emeritus).
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Plant 18-24 inches apart.
Available in 2.5 inch, 4.25 inch (quart), and gallon pots.
(more planting information and harvesting suggestions are in our planting guide we send you after purchase)
Monarda fistulosa - Wild bergamot, Sweet Leaf Bergamot, Bee Balm or Horse-Mint, is a highly adaptable native plant that thrives in most soils and is a favorite nectar source for a wide variety of bees and butterflies, and in sometimes rare and beautiful occasions, hummingbirds. To use medicinally, the flower top is dried to make into teas. Bergamot is a host plant for the Hermit Sphinx moth (Sphinx emeritus).
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Plant 18-24 inches apart.
Available in 2.5 inch, 4.25 inch (quart), and gallon pots.
(more planting information and harvesting suggestions are in our planting guide we send you after purchase)
Monarda fistulosa - Wild bergamot, Sweet Leaf Bergamot, Bee Balm or Horse-Mint, is a highly adaptable native plant that thrives in most soils and is a favorite nectar source for a wide variety of bees and butterflies, and in sometimes rare and beautiful occasions, hummingbirds. To use medicinally, the flower top is dried to make into teas. Bergamot is a host plant for the Hermit Sphinx moth (Sphinx emeritus).
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Plant 18-24 inches apart.
Available in 2.5 inch, 4.25 inch (quart), and gallon pots.
(more planting information and harvesting suggestions are in our planting guide we send you after purchase)