Bergamot, Red (Oswego Tea) (Monarda didyma) potted plant, organic

Family:  Mint (Lamiaceae)

Hardy to Zones 4 to 9

(Oswego Tea, Crimson Beebalm, Scarlet Beebalm) Herbaceous perennial native to Eastern North America, Flowering crimson to 3 feet.  One of our better native American tea plants, the aroma and taste is similar to bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia) of Earl Grey Tea fame.  Traditional uses (TNAM): Antiseptic, carminative, mood enhancing.  Plant prefers sun to part shade and moist, rich soils of garden or edge of woodland.  Space plants 2 feet apart.

potted plant, Certified Organically Grown