Monarda fistulosa

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Monarda fistulosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Monarda fistulosa. Linn. Wild Bergamot. Sometimes called bergamot in nursery catalogues, but the bergamot of the Old World is Mentha odorata. St. mostly obtusely angled: lvs. firmer: fls. purple, usually not so numerous as M. didyma. July, later than M. didyma. Var. rubra, Gray. Fls. crimson or rosy red. Var. media, Gray (var. purpurea, Hort.). Fls. deep purple. Var. purpurea, Pursh. The deep purplish crimson fls. are smaller. L.B.C. 14:1396. Var. mol1is, Benth. (M. mollis, Linn.). Fls. flesh-color to lilac. B.M. 2958 (as M. menthaefolia).—Will grow in dry positions. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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