Garden Goods Direct | Wild Bergamot

Wild bergamot, or Monarda fistulosa, comes from the dry, rocky soils of the prairies in the mid-western united states. Monarda is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial that produces wild-looking lavender flowers formed on sturdy stems. The flowers of Wild Bergamot rest upon showy, pinkish leaf bracts. Bees, butterflies, and even hummingbirds love wild bergamot as people do. This is the monarda plant for the native plant purest that prefers straight species rather than the cultivars.