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Wild Bergamot / Monarda fistulosa

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Wild Bergamot is one of the best pollinator plants a garden can have. 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. Bumblebees are particularly drawn to it and the nectar has been found to be beneficial for their health.

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.

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.

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