Wild Bergamot
Scientific Name:Monarda fistulosa
Common Name Synonyms: Beebalm, Mintleaf beebalm


NOTES: Mint family (square stems, opposite leaves, and two-lipped, open-mouthed, tubular flowers). Deer resistant.

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Wild Bergamot
Genus species: Monarda fistulosa
Common Names: Wild Bergamot
Beebalm
Mintleaf beebalm
Family Name: Lamiaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, the stems square, and foliage often aromatic; leaves opposite, simple; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, the corolla frequently 2-lipped; fruit splitting into 4 nutlets.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Pink/Red
Violet/Blue
CNC Habitat: Backyard Habitat
Nature Playscape
Polinator Garden
Herb Wall
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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