Monarda menthaefolia

July 09, 2014
Monarda menthaefolia
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Monarda menthaefolia

Jul 09 2014 |

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Show Notes

IMG_9610           Petey can’t get to the mountains, but the mountains come to him. Lucky dude.

Monarda menthaefolia or bee balm is a spectacular wildflower. Well worth a trip into a pine forest to find it. And, by the way, an excellent nectar plant for butterflies, if  that is of interest to you.  Anyway, I feel so fortunate that I found one growing way downstream from any pine forest and it made my day.

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