species
Monarda didyma
Bergamot
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Monarda didyma belongs to the family Lamiaceae, also known as Bergamot, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from July to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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