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Monarda fistulosa, the wild bergamot or bee balm, [3] is a wildflower in the mint family Lamiaceae, widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. [4] This plant, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant , medicinal plant , and garden ornamental . [ 5 ]
Warm stratification requires temperatures of 15–20 °C (59–68 °F). In many instances, warm stratification followed by cold stratification requirements can also be met by planting the seeds in summer in a mulched bed for expected germination the following spring. Some seeds may not germinate until the second spring. [citation needed]
Monarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [3] The genus is endemic to North America. [2] [4] Common names include bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, the first being inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia).
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Dicerandra christmanii is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names Garrett's mint, yellow scrub balm, and Lake Wales balm. It is endemic to Highlands County, Florida , in the United States, where it is known from only four sites on the Lake Wales Ridge . [ 4 ]
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Its common name is bastard balm. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Melittis. [2] The genus name is derived from the Greek melitta, which is in turn from melissa ("a bee"). [3] Subspecies [1] Melittis melissophyllum subsp. albida (Guss.) P.W.Ball - eastern Mediterranean from Sardinia to Turkey