Wild Bergamot Live Plant | Monarda fistulosa | Native Pollinator Perennial Starter Plant

Bring fragrance, color, and outstanding pollinator value to your garden with Wild Bergamot, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its lavender-pink blooms, aromatic foliage, and exceptional wildlife benefits. Monarda fistulosa, commonly known as Wild Bergamot or Bee Balm, is a hardy North American native perennial admired for its long-lasting flowers and ability to attract a wide variety of pollinators. It is an excellent choice for pollinator gardens, prairie plantings, native landscapes, cottage gardens, herb gardens, wildflower meadows, and naturalized areas. With proper care, it produces abundant blooms from mid-summer through late summer.

Wild Bergamot thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil. Once established, it is drought tolerant and easy to maintain. Its fragrant mint-family foliage releases a pleasant herbal aroma when touched, while the nectar-rich lavender flower clusters attract native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial pollinators throughout the growing season. This native perennial also serves as a host plant for several moth species and makes an excellent addition to wildlife-friendly landscapes. Its flowers are also well suited for fresh and dried floral arrangements.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Wild Bergamot starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Wild Bergamot Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Fragrant lavender-pink flower clusters
• Aromatic mint-family foliage
• Blooms from mid-summer through late summer
• Native North American perennial
• Attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial pollinators
• Host plant for several native moth species
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Excellent for pollinator, prairie, herb, and native gardens
• Great as a fresh or dried cut flower
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Monarda fistulosa
• Common Name: Wild Bergamot, Bee Balm
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Well-draining average to sandy soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment; drought tolerant once established
• Humidity: Adaptable with good air circulation
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 2–4 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Butterfly Gardens
• Hummingbird Gardens
• Native Plant Gardens
• Prairie Gardens
• Herb Gardens
• Cottage Gardens
• Wildflower Meadows