| Wild Bergamot | |
| Bee Balm | |
| Beebalm |
| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
| Leaves: | Broadleaf |
| Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Brown |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer: ioleauahnrtgh etndfodwehsiasu emre.rsgsgeoorrefolueoen hnswtD Late summer or early fall |
| Inflorescence Type: | Plume |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Good as a cover crop Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Gophers/Voles Humidity tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Crowns |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years |
| Miscellaneous: | Thorned: 5) 04P3(32,2P10 |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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