Lemon Bergamot
This lovely native plant as many common names from Horsemint to Lemon Beebalm;
We’ve always called this fragrant beauty LEMON BERGAMOT (Monarda citriodora)
Sweet lemon scented plants are easy to find in the garden by it’s beautiful blooms and delicious lemony fragrance on the breeze
Or just follow the bees & hummingbirds that also LOVE this unique plant.
Tall flower spikes with 2-6 fragrant purple flower clusters per stem. A short-lived perennial that will self-seed. Quickly fills in spaces in the garden to prevent weeds and support wildlife all year round.
Lemon scented GROUNDCOVER and a HUMMINGBIRD MAGNET? Sign me up!!
PLANT DEETS
12-30” tall with 9-12” wide.
Blooms May~July abundant moisture prolongs blooming into early Autumn.
Full Sun to Light Shade (more sun = taller plants)
Dry to medium moisture in average well drained soils.
Drought tolerant & Deer Resistant
This lovely native plant as many common names from Horsemint to Lemon Beebalm;
We’ve always called this fragrant beauty LEMON BERGAMOT (Monarda citriodora)
Sweet lemon scented plants are easy to find in the garden by it’s beautiful blooms and delicious lemony fragrance on the breeze
Or just follow the bees & hummingbirds that also LOVE this unique plant.
Tall flower spikes with 2-6 fragrant purple flower clusters per stem. A short-lived perennial that will self-seed. Quickly fills in spaces in the garden to prevent weeds and support wildlife all year round.
Lemon scented GROUNDCOVER and a HUMMINGBIRD MAGNET? Sign me up!!
PLANT DEETS
12-30” tall with 9-12” wide.
Blooms May~July abundant moisture prolongs blooming into early Autumn.
Full Sun to Light Shade (more sun = taller plants)
Dry to medium moisture in average well drained soils.
Drought tolerant & Deer Resistant
This lovely native plant as many common names from Horsemint to Lemon Beebalm;
We’ve always called this fragrant beauty LEMON BERGAMOT (Monarda citriodora)
Sweet lemon scented plants are easy to find in the garden by it’s beautiful blooms and delicious lemony fragrance on the breeze
Or just follow the bees & hummingbirds that also LOVE this unique plant.
Tall flower spikes with 2-6 fragrant purple flower clusters per stem. A short-lived perennial that will self-seed. Quickly fills in spaces in the garden to prevent weeds and support wildlife all year round.
Lemon scented GROUNDCOVER and a HUMMINGBIRD MAGNET? Sign me up!!
PLANT DEETS
12-30” tall with 9-12” wide.
Blooms May~July abundant moisture prolongs blooming into early Autumn.
Full Sun to Light Shade (more sun = taller plants)
Dry to medium moisture in average well drained soils.
Drought tolerant & Deer Resistant
