Wild Burgamot
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$4.00
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Species: Monarda fistulosa
Days to Maturity: 80
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This native wildflower in perennial in zone three and graces the landscape with its light lavender blossoms, offering nectar to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. To humans, Wild Bergamot provides food and medicine. Its leaves and flowers are highly aromatic and spicy, like Greek oregano, and are used similarly. Sip teas made from the leaves and flowers, or add them to sauces, soups, and salads. Make tinctures to support the upper respiratory system. Or, most simply, toss the lovely tubular flowers onto any dish.
Growing Tips
Direct seed: Locate a place where Bergamot can reseed year to year. Broadcast seeds outdoors after last frost. Transplant (recommended): Sow the seeds in flats, barely covering them. Transplant to individual containers when the seedlings have their first true leaves. Transplant outside in the spring or summer, 6-8 weeks after starting the seeds, spacing plants 12-18" apart.
Certified Organic. 200 seeds per packet
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