Oswego Tea;Beebalm - Monarda didyma | Pots ready spring-summer

Common name: Oswego Tea

Scientific name: Monarda didyma

Category: Native Forb, Uncommon Perennial

Sample mature size: 1 m tall, 0.5 m wide; 3.5 ft tall, 2 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun

Water: Wet, Medium-wet

Soil: Loam

Blooms: Red in June, July

Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland, Meadow-grasslands

Wildlife benefits: Host plant 🐛, Hummingbirds 🌺, Bees/wasps 🐝

Points of interest: - Host to the larval Hermit Sphinx,Orange Mint moth and the Raspberry Pyrausta - Attracts hummingbirds - Often grown as an ornamental plant