Monarda Fistulosa - 500 Seeds - Wild Bergamot
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Monarda Fistulosa - Wild Bergamot
500 Seeds
Reaching up to around 1m tall, this perennial is native across much of North America, with highly citrus-mint scented, lanceolate leaves up to 7cm long.
From midsummer to early autumn, produces small purple-pink flowering clusters, up to 4cm in diameter, containing up to 50 flowers in a single cluster!
Highly attractive to bees and used as a 'honey plant' to create bergamot-flavoured honey. The leaves and flowers can be brewed into an aromatic tea!
Native American tribes have used Monarda Fistulosa medicinally in the past to treat a variety of ailments, including mouth and throat infections, gastrointestinal disorders, and as a topical antiseptic. Please contact a GP before using medicinally.
Fully hardy.
500 Seeds
Reaching up to around 1m tall, this perennial is native across much of North America, with highly citrus-mint scented, lanceolate leaves up to 7cm long.
From midsummer to early autumn, produces small purple-pink flowering clusters, up to 4cm in diameter, containing up to 50 flowers in a single cluster!
Highly attractive to bees and used as a 'honey plant' to create bergamot-flavoured honey. The leaves and flowers can be brewed into an aromatic tea!
Native American tribes have used Monarda Fistulosa medicinally in the past to treat a variety of ailments, including mouth and throat infections, gastrointestinal disorders, and as a topical antiseptic. Please contact a GP before using medicinally.
Fully hardy.