One of the best attractors of beneficial butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Also known as ‘Bee Balm’.
This aromatic herbaceous perennial is 5 to 12 dm. high and has branched, hairy stems and spreads by seeds and rhizomes. The opposite leaves are distinctly petioled and deltoid-lanceolate to lanceolate and slightly toothed. Wild bergamot has square stems with gray- green foliage. The flowers bloom from June to September. They are solitary and terminal on the flowering branches and the two stamens surpass the upper lip. The flowers are tubular, 13-15 nerved, with lobes much shorter than the tube. The corolla is lavender and strongly bilabiate. The upper lip is narrow, entire, and softly pubescent while the lower lip is broader.
This plant is found in upland woods, thickets, and prairies from Quebec to Manitoba and British Columbia south to Georgia, Louisiana, and Arizona.
Alternate Common Names: Wild Bergamot, Bee Balm
Grow |
Cold |
Minimum Rainfall |
Planting Rate Acre |
4.9’ | Good | 20” | 4-6lbs |
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