Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
HOW TO GROW WILD BERGAMOT
Sow seeds in flats, and barely cover them with soil. When the plants have their first true leaves, transplant into individual containers. Transplant outside into the ground when plants are 3-4” tall in late spring or summer (6-8 weeks after starting seeds), 12”-18” apart. Keep the soil moist but avoid overhead watering as plants are susceptible to powdery mildew. Divide the plant every 3 years by replanting new side shoots and composting old center growth. Wild bergamot prefers well-drained but moist sand, loam, clay slightly acidic or calcareous soil. Flowers in its second year. Soil pH 5.1-7.8. Hardiness zones 3-9. Perennial.
Planting Depth surface
Soil Temp. Germ. 60-70
Days to Germ. 7-14
Plant Spacing 12-18”
Row Spacing 12-19”
Days To Maturity 365
Sun, Part Shade, Moist Well Drained
Planting Depth surface
Soil Temp. Germ. 60-70
Days to Germ. 7-14
Plant Spacing 12-18”
Row Spacing 12-19”
Days To Maturity 365
Sun, Part Shade, Moist Well Drained
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Wild Bergamot is a showy perennial that has clusters of lavender purple flowers that look like ragged pompoms. They bloom at the top of 2-5’, open-branched stems. The aromatic leaves make a lovely tea. The flowers are an incredible pollinator attractant, and are especially valuable to grow in the garden to provide f...
Wild Bergamot is a showy perennial that has clusters of lavender purple flowers that look like ragged pompoms. They bloom at the top of 2-5’, open-branched stems. The aromatic leaves make a lovely tea. The flowers are an incredible pollinator attractant, and are especially valuable to grow in the garden to provide food to native bees. The oil from the leaves has traditionally been used to treat respiratory illnesses. Deer resistant. Tags: Color: Purple, Specialty: Pollinator Attractant, Season: Summer.
Wild bergamot is found in the US east of the Rockies, eastern Mexico, and southern Canada. It grows it dry open woods, wet meadows and ditches, fields, at the edges of woods, and some marshes in east Texas. Its genus, Monarda, was named about a 16th century Spanish botanist, Nicolas Bautista Monardes. Its species name, fistulosa, means tubular.
Wild bergamot is found in the US east of the Rockies, eastern Mexico, and southern Canada. It grows it dry open woods, wet meadows and ditches, fields, at the edges of woods, and some marshes in east Texas. Its genus, Monarda, was named about a 16th century Spanish botanist, Nicolas Bautista Monardes. Its species name, fistulosa, means tubular.
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