Sale

Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot

Always Open-Pollinated and Unpatented
  • $5.00

Description

Monarda fistulosa

Pollinator attractor and medicinal perennial with an incredible scent! 

This generous, 3’ tall, fragrant, summer-blooming plant is native to much of North America, and is a vital plant medicine with over 100 documented uses by dozens of native Nations across the continent. It also serves as a host for many species of specialist pollinators, from bees to wasps, moths, and hummingbirds. Tolerates full sun to part shade. Give supplemental water if in full sun.

For more information about growing this plant, visit the USDA plant guide.

Seed grown by Twisp River Seeds in Twisp, Washington and Downtown Teaching Farm in Boise, Idaho.

400 seeds.

Directions: Direct sow in early spring, pressing lightly into the surface of the soil. Do not cover the seeds as they require light to germinate. Can also start seeds indoors, 6 to 8 weeks before last frost and transplant outside after the last frost, when large enough to handle easily. Pinch off the tops of the plants several times during the growing season to encourage branching and a bushier grow habit. Flowers in second year.

Planting Depth

Plant Spacing

Days to Germination

Days to Maturity

On surface

12”

7-21

Perennial

 

Sale

Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot

Always Open-Pollinated and Unpatented
  • $5.00

Description

Monarda fistulosa

Pollinator attractor and medicinal perennial with an incredible scent! 

This generous, 3’ tall, fragrant, summer-blooming plant is native to much of North America, and is a vital plant medicine with over 100 documented uses by dozens of native Nations across the continent. It also serves as a host for many species of specialist pollinators, from bees to wasps, moths, and hummingbirds. Tolerates full sun to part shade. Give supplemental water if in full sun.

For more information about growing this plant, visit the USDA plant guide.

Seed grown by Twisp River Seeds in Twisp, Washington and Downtown Teaching Farm in Boise, Idaho.

400 seeds.

Directions: Direct sow in early spring, pressing lightly into the surface of the soil. Do not cover the seeds as they require light to germinate. Can also start seeds indoors, 6 to 8 weeks before last frost and transplant outside after the last frost, when large enough to handle easily. Pinch off the tops of the plants several times during the growing season to encourage branching and a bushier grow habit. Flowers in second year.

Planting Depth

Plant Spacing

Days to Germination

Days to Maturity

On surface

12”

7-21

Perennial