Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)

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Common Name:  Wild Bergamot

Attracts:  Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Use:  Garden, Naturalizing and Monarch Garden

Light:  Full Sun to Part Sun

Hardiness Zone:  3 to 9  USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Dry to Moist

Flower Time:  Mid-June to Mid-September

Flower Color:  Lavender Purple

Height:  2.5' - 3'

Notes:  Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) is a long-lasting butterfly-ladened wildflower of very high pollinator value with plentiful flowers and aromatic foliage.  Noted as deer-resistant by UVM.

Host plant of VT Bee Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN):
Bombus affinis (Rusty-Patched Bumble bee) presumed extinct!
Bombus citrinus (Lemon Cuckoo Bumble bee) 
Bombus fervidus (Golden Northern Bumble bee)
Bombus pensylvanicus (American Bumble bee)
Bombus terricola (Yellow-Banded Bumble bee)

Native to all US east of the Rockies:  Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).