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UNDER DEVELOPMENT
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Find Plants:

Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa

(Bee Balm)
Type:
Herb
Light Exposure:
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
Height:
3 to 4 feet
Project:
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
Moderate
Salt Tolerance:
Medium
Stress Tolerance:
General Disturbance
Herbivore Sensitivity:
Medium
Behavior (Rate of Spread):
1
Pollinator Value:
Very High
Benefit to Pollinators:
Adult Food, Larval Food, Nesting and Structure (Bees)
Pollinators:
Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Hummingbirds, Larval Host (Moth), Monarchs, Moths, Native Bees, Nesting and Structure (Bees), Wasps
Counties:
Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

Notes/Description:

A native perennial herb that is usually 3-4' feet tall and clumped. A beautiful mint that is used in slope and buffer stabilization because of its ability to hold soil. It is used in landscape design where it may be a little unruly due to its aggressive behavior. It is an early successional species that is used in restorations, especially in moist to dry prairies.

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