Purple Bergamot

Monarda media

Mint Family - Lamiaceae

Leaves opposite, dark green, sharply toothed with a short stem and an oval to lance-shaped contour, pointed tip and a somewhat rounded base. Stem variably hairy or smooth.

Photographed with Betty and Don Cameron at Eagle Lake - August 14, 2003

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A 2 to 3 foot tall perennial with an extensive terminal cluster of purple or purple red flowers below which are prominent, purplish bracts. Each flower is bi-lipped with stamens protruding from the narrow upper lip.