Also called crimson beebalm, scarlet monarda and bergamot.
Part of
🐝︎ beebalm / bergamot / 🐎︎ horsemint genus Monarda
in
◼︎ mint/sage family Lamiaceae.
Native to eastern 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Canada and USA.
Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
Genus used as host by caterpillars
of 7 species of butterflies and moths,
in some areas.
Uses by butterflies,
planting info.
We find our Monarda flowers very popular with 🐝︎ pollinators.
An important food source (especially in dense stands of this plant) for
🐝︎ bumblebee genus Bombus.
Use in a small water feature, or front porch or back patio garden; bloom dates, height, light, moisture, etc. (Pennsylvania). 
(pages 13, 26, 30 and 48)
Bloom dates. (page 58)