Bee Balm By Any Other Name
July 9, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Naturalizing, Perennials
One of the most versatile plants in my garden is Bee Balm, or Monarda, or otherwise known as Wild Bergamot, or Oswego Tea. It is one of my favorite herbs and flowers. When they’re it’s in full bloom Bee Balm looks like a person having a bad hair day.
I think they’re blooms are one of the most interesting in my summer garden. The hummingbirds love Monarda too.
Bee Balm is a wonderful plant for naturalizing, in fact it tends to spread, so it’s great for meadows and open fields. The spreading is not hard to control with a …read more
