One Of My Absolute Favourites

This flora is ane of my all-time favourites. It's tall in addition to elegantly light-green for nigh of the summer. Then, come upwardly mid-August– merely equally you're feeling desperate for a picayune color– the soft lavander flowers laid out to open.

Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa is North American native that tin last flora inwards fields in addition to along roadsides. It's a fellow member of the mint menage unit of measurement (Lamiaceae), but don't worry, it's a clump-forming perennial. It does spread tardily yesteryear surreptitious rhizomes, but the plant's roots are nigh to the surface of the soil in addition to are piece of cake to take where unwanted.

Give this plant full Sun with a picayune afternoon shade inwards southern garden zones. You'll notice it's non a fussy flora in addition to is quite happy in average garden soil. It volition fifty-fifty tolerate quite miserable soil in addition to dry out conditions. 

Monarda fistulosa is a skyscraper that tin accomplish upwardly to five feet. Unlike modern hybrids, Monarda fistulosa is to a greater extent than prone to outbreaks of powdery mildew, but I convey even then to convey a employment (Perhaps this is because my garden is quite dry out inwards the summer. If your garden gets lots of rain, y'all may convey to a greater extent than of an consequence alongside powdery mildew).

There is e'er the hum of bees merely about this perennial. Butterflies beloved it too.

My forepart garden.

Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum in addition to Phlox paniculata 'David's Lavender' (above) tin be 

seen inwards the background of the previous picture.

Looking along the driveway.

The leaves in addition to flowers of this flora are edible in addition to tin last used inwards both salads in addition to cooked dishes. The dried leaves in addition to flowers tin also last used to brand an aromatic tea.

Plant type: Perennial

Height: 2-5 ft

Spread: 3-4 ft

Flower: Lavender

Bloom period: Late-summer into early on fall

Leaf: Toothed, aromatic blue-green leaves

Light: Full Sun to low-cal shade

Companion Plants: Ornamental grasses, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Phlox

Divide: Spring

Deer resistant

Problems: Provide skillful air circulation to avoid powdery mildew

USDA Zones: 4-9

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