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Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

This amazing plant attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and a host of beneficial insects with its beautiful lavender, two-lipped, tubular flowers atop wonderfully fragrant stems and leaves.

BLOOM TIME

  • July
  • August
  • September

SUNLIGHT

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun
  • Partial Shade

SOIL TYPE

  • Well Drained
  • Dry
  • Moist
  • Texture (Loam)
  • Texture (Clay)
  • pH Acid <6.0
  • pH Neutral 6.0-8.0

HEIGHT

3-6'

CATERPILLAR SPECIES HOSTED

10-100

WILDLIFE BENEFITED

Caterpillars, Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Artist: Jada Fitch

Photo Credit: Dan Jaffe