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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • White Bergamot
  • Basil Bee Balm
  • White Basil-balm
  • Beebalm
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Monarda clinopodia
  • Synonym: Monarda allophylla
  • Synonym: Monarda fistulosa var. clinopodia

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2015-05-15

Date: c. 1913
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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2021-05-26
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2021-05-26
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2018-05-14
Location: Oldfort TN
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: Oldfort TN
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: Oldfort TN
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: Oldfort TN
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: Oldfort TN
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2013-07-04
Location: Moses Cone Memorial Park - Northwest North Carolina
Photo Courtesy of: Lynn E Clark
Location: Moses Cone Memorial Park - Northwest North Carolina
Photo Courtesy of: Lynn E Clark
Location: Oldfort TN
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: Oldfort TN
Date: 2017-05-22
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