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Native Plant Shop Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
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Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)

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  • grows 3-5 ft. tall

  • full sun

  • dry to medium loamy soils

  • when planted in wet areas, the leaves may develop a white mildew; this does not kill the plant, but we recommend allowing good air circulation around this species

  • lavender blooms June-July

  • benefits bumbles, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles and hummingbirds

  • natural habitat: mesic to dry upland forests, rocky woodlands, clearings, old fields, forest edges, meadows, roadsides. Usually on base-rich soils.

  • associated insects: black sweat bee (specialist), mason wasp, great black wasp, bee flies, soldier beetles, banded long-horn beetle, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Silver Spotted Skipper Butterfly, Monarch butterfly, great spangled fritillary butterfly, moths, snout moths, hummingbird clearwing moths, bumble bees, long-horned bees, cuckoo bees, green sweat bees, wool carder bees, small resin bees, leafcutter bees,

  • larval host plant for Hermit Sphinx Moth (Lintneria eremitus), Snout Moths (Pyrausta generosa, P. signatalis)

  • use fresh or dried leaves and flowers for tea; steep 10 min.

  • good companion plants: Black-eyed Susan, wild petunia, butterfly milkweed

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  • grows 3-5 ft. tall

  • full sun

  • dry to medium loamy soils

  • when planted in wet areas, the leaves may develop a white mildew; this does not kill the plant, but we recommend allowing good air circulation around this species

  • lavender blooms June-July

  • benefits bumbles, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles and hummingbirds

  • natural habitat: mesic to dry upland forests, rocky woodlands, clearings, old fields, forest edges, meadows, roadsides. Usually on base-rich soils.

  • associated insects: black sweat bee (specialist), mason wasp, great black wasp, bee flies, soldier beetles, banded long-horn beetle, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Silver Spotted Skipper Butterfly, Monarch butterfly, great spangled fritillary butterfly, moths, snout moths, hummingbird clearwing moths, bumble bees, long-horned bees, cuckoo bees, green sweat bees, wool carder bees, small resin bees, leafcutter bees,

  • larval host plant for Hermit Sphinx Moth (Lintneria eremitus), Snout Moths (Pyrausta generosa, P. signatalis)

  • use fresh or dried leaves and flowers for tea; steep 10 min.

  • good companion plants: Black-eyed Susan, wild petunia, butterfly milkweed

  • grows 3-5 ft. tall

  • full sun

  • dry to medium loamy soils

  • when planted in wet areas, the leaves may develop a white mildew; this does not kill the plant, but we recommend allowing good air circulation around this species

  • lavender blooms June-July

  • benefits bumbles, solitary bees, specialist bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, beetles and hummingbirds

  • natural habitat: mesic to dry upland forests, rocky woodlands, clearings, old fields, forest edges, meadows, roadsides. Usually on base-rich soils.

  • associated insects: black sweat bee (specialist), mason wasp, great black wasp, bee flies, soldier beetles, banded long-horn beetle, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Silver Spotted Skipper Butterfly, Monarch butterfly, great spangled fritillary butterfly, moths, snout moths, hummingbird clearwing moths, bumble bees, long-horned bees, cuckoo bees, green sweat bees, wool carder bees, small resin bees, leafcutter bees,

  • larval host plant for Hermit Sphinx Moth (Lintneria eremitus), Snout Moths (Pyrausta generosa, P. signatalis)

  • use fresh or dried leaves and flowers for tea; steep 10 min.

  • good companion plants: Black-eyed Susan, wild petunia, butterfly milkweed

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