Also called beebalm (and punctuated bee balm and bee-balm), although its sister-species are sometimes called that, too.
Part of
🐝︎ beebalm / bergamot / 🐎︎ horsemint genus Monarda
in
◼︎ mint/sage family Lamiaceae.
Native to most of 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 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.
We find our Monarda flowers very popular with 🐝︎ pollinators.
Poster of monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus lifecycle, larval host plants, adult nectar plants, and growing info for these plants.
Bloom dates, height, light, moisture, etc., for use in smaller yards (Pennsylvania).
(page 44)
Bloom dates (Michigan).
(page 5)