Bee-Balm
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A garden favorite, this pollinator powerhouse not only provides tons of nectar to pollinators, but also valuable overwintering habitat via its hollow stems. Also known as Wild Bergamot, it is a perennial that can spread vigorously once established. I got the seeds for this program through my own cultivation and from a grassland/early successional field where they were growing wild. It is also a host plant for the cool-looking Raspberry pyrausta moth!
Learn More:
- https://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation - Polinator Conservation Program, Xerces Society.
- https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=mofi - Wild Bergamont, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
- https://www.prairiemoon.com/monarda-fistulosa-wild-bergamot - Wild Bergamont, Prairie Moon Nursery
- For bushier plant's be sure to prune your Bee Balm's before they get tall; the deer might do this for you...
Photos:#1- Wild Bergamont, photo from already linked Prairie Moon Nursery #2-Photo of Mason's pollinator garden, with small Bee Balm's and Anise Hyssop.