Wild Bergamot Seeds / Monarda fistulosa
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$5.00
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Original price
$5.00
Original price
$5.00
$5.00
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$5.00
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Wild Bergamot is one of the best pollinator plants a garden can have and one of our favorites, easily one of the high points of the year in the garden when in bloom. Its gorgeous flowers are often surrounded by a cloud of insects of all sizes, from hummingbird moths to diverse bee species and butterflies, ants, and more. The stems are slim and elegant and marvelously upright, but the flowers themselves are stunning purple candelabras. It also has a really lovely scent. Bumblebees are particularly drawn to it and the nectar has been found to be beneficial for their health.
We have found it to be a very flexible species, growing well in dry or moist soil and germinating without the need to pretreat seeds, making it a great plant for beginners.
However, a note of caution: Wild Bergamot spreads by rhizomes and seed, but we find it is fairly easy to edit since its lateral roots are shallow and can be pulled without much trouble.
Approximate Seeds Per Packet: 100
Germination: Easy
Lifecycle: Perennial
Sunlight: Full, Part
Soil Moisture: Moist, Medium, Dry
Height: 4
Bloom Period: June-July
Bloom Color: Purple
USDA Zones: 3-9
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Moths
Larval Host For: Hermit Sphinx Moth, Raspberry Pyrausta Butterfly
Seed Planting/Germination Key
Storage: Store in a cool, dry, dark place prior to planting.
Rule of thumb for depth of planting: The maximum depth should generally be half the width of the seed, but many wildflower seeds will germinate well if sown on the surface.
Easy: Generally germinates within 5 to 30 days with no need for cold pretreatment. Keep potting mix or soil consistently moist during the germination period.
Cold(30): Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 30 days or outside in late winter.
Cold(60): Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 60 days or outside in mid-winter.
Cold(90); Outdoors: Germination rates are higher if cold pretreatment applied either by placing the seed within moist paper towel or sand within a refrigerator for 90 days or outside in late fall or early winter. The best route is to plant these outdoors in either a pot or directly on the soil.