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? Scarlet Beebalm |
Bee Balm
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| Scientific classification |
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Plantae
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Magnoliophyta
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Magnoliopsida
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| Order: |
Lamiales
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| Family: |
Lamiaceae
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| Genus: |
Monarda
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| Species: |
M. didyma
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Monarda didyma
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Bergamot (Monarda didyma) is a North American aromatic herb also known as Scarlet Monarda, Oswego Tea, and Crimson Beebalm. Its name is derived from its odour which is considered similar to that of the bergamot orange. The scientific name comes from Nicolas Monardes, who described the first American flora in 1569.This hardy perennial grows to 2-3 1/2 ft in height. The leaves are opposite, 3 to 6 inches in length, and dark green. They are coarsely-toothed, glaborous or sparsely pubescent above with spreading hairs below, occurring on square stems. It has beautiful, ragged, bright red flowers. These tubular flowers are borne on showy heads with reddish bracts.Bergamot grows best in full sun, but tolerates light shade and will thrive in any moist soil that is well-drained. They grow in dense clusters along stream banks, thickets and ditches, flowering from July to late August.The name Oswego Tea comes from the Oswego Indians who taught the immigrants how to use it for tea after the Boston tea party in 1773. The bergamot herb is not the source of bergamot oil, used to flavor Earl Grey tea; that comes from the bergamot orange, a Mediterranean citrus fruit. Besides its medicinal qualitites, the flowers and leaves are good ingredients for potpourri making.
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