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Lamiaceae
Bergamot
Monarda didyma
Compassion and vitality.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Monarda
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Bee balm tea was adopted by American colonists as a substitute after the Boston Tea Party of 1773.
- The Oswego people taught colonists to brew tea from the plant, giving it the name Oswego tea.
- Its tubular flowers are perfectly shaped for hummingbird pollination.
- The plant contains thymol, a natural antiseptic also found in thyme, used historically to treat wounds.
- Bergamot is named after the Italian city of Bergamo, though the plant is native to North America.
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