TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Monarda sp.

Bee Balm, Horsemint, Oswego Tea, Bergamot
Family: Lamiaceae
Origin: North America
Small plant 2-5 ft

Plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Ethnomedical plant.
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Subtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Monarda species include annual and perennial upright growing herbaceous plants with lanceolate to ovate shaped leaves. Flower colors vary, with wild forms of the plant having crimson-red to red, pink and light purple hues.

Monarda fistulosa

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