Monarda fistulosa, also commonly called Bee Balm or Horse-Mint, has a lovely lavender blossom and distinctively aromatic foliage. Wild Bergamot is a favorite of butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. Wild bergamot is also one of the host plants of the Raspberry pyrausta butterfly. Its species name, fistulosa, refers to the tube-like structure of its blossoms, which appear from July through September.
Perennial
Full, Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium, Dry
Height: 4 feet
Advantages
Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles
Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perch
Deer Resistant
Plant Spacing
2'-3'
Grown from neonicotinoid-FREE seeds. You will receive your plant in a 4" compostable pot.
Monarda fistulosa, also commonly called Bee Balm or Horse-Mint, has a lovely lavender blossom and distinctively aromatic foliage. Wild Bergamot is a favorite of butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. Wild bergamot is also one of the host plants of the Raspberry pyrausta butterfly. Its species name, fistulosa, refers to the tube-like structure of its blossoms, which appear from July through September.
Perennial
Full, Partial Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium, Dry
Height: 4 feet
Advantages
Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles
Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perch
Deer Resistant
Plant Spacing
2'-3'
Grown from neonicotinoid-FREE seeds. You will receive your plant in a 4" compostable pot.
