Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Wild Bergamot is commonly used as a potherb and brewed as tea. Native Americans utilized the plant for a wide range of medical uses including digestive ailments. The plant was also used as a perfume. Cultivars of this plant are commonly found in gardens.
Erect , 1-3' tall, with 4-sided stems and strong minty odor. Numerous rose-purple tubular flowers form clustered heads atop leafy . Individual flowers open into narrow upper lip and 3- lower lip. Two and a single extend beyond upper lip. , , sharply- on short stalks. Stems and leaves fine hairy and are smooth in fours.