Name: Beebalm, Oswego Tea, Bergamot
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 4879-1LTR
Price: 10.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Monarda didyma

This upright perennial bears fragrant red flowers in summer.

Red flowers are produced in summer, providing colour through the bloom season.
Upright clump, reaching 1.25 m at maturity; divide every three to four years to maintain vigour.
Best in full sun to partial shade to full shade with moist, well-drained soil.

Size

1 litre

50 plugs per tray

1 gal

$10.00

Shipping calculated at checkout.

Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade, Shade

Soil Moisture

Well-drained, Moist, Average

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

0.6 – 1.25

Mature Spread (meters)

0.6 – 1.0

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Red

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Summer

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Fragrant

✓

Landscape Uses

Border

Growing & Maintenance Tips

A showy perennial with clusters of bright red, tubular flowers which are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies.

Notes

Also referred to as Bee Balm, Bergamont, Crimson Bee-balm, Horsemint, Scarlet Bee Balm. Native to Ontario The common name: Bergamot is somewhat misleading. Though teas can be made fromMonardaleaves, the Bergamot in Earl Grey Tea is derived from an oil extracted from the rind ofCitrus bergamia, a citrus native to Southeast Asia.