Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Species Spotlight

Bumble Bee on Wild Bergamot: Bumble Bee Pollinating Wild Bergamot in the Rain Garden

Dates Photographed by Month

March
3/11/21
3/21/20

July
7/1/24
7/5/22
7/9/20
7/13/20
7/13/21
7/17/23
7/25/23
7/27/20

Aug.
8/7/23

Photographed With These Species

Bees, Wasps, and Flies

Bumble Bee [View Associated Images]
Two-spotted Bumble Bee [View Associated Images]

Birds

American Goldfinch [View Associated Images]

Butterflies and Moths

Eastern Black Swallowtail [View Associated Images]
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail [View Associated Images]
Hummingbird Clearwing [View Associated Images]
Monarch [View Associated Images]

Forbs

Blue Vervain [View Associated Images]
Joe Pye Weed [View Associated Images]
Prairie Blazing Star [View Associated Images]
Purple Coneflower [View Associated Images]
Queen of the Prairie [View Associated Images]
Yellow Coneflower [View Associated Images]

Shoot and Bloom Dates

Year	First Shoot Date	First Bloom Date	Last Bloom Date
2024		6/25	8/1
2023	4/9	7/10	8/7
2020	3/21	7/3	8/2

Plant Info

Bloom Color: ■
Light: Part Shade to Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Somewhat Wet
Height: 3'-5'
Spacing: 2'

Wild Bergamot Image Gallery

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Visiting Wild Bergamot

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2024, 1:58 p.m.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

At the tall grass prairie

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 7, 2023, 10:11 a.m.

Bumble Bee

Visiting Wild Bergamot

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:25 a.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Wild Bergamot, Purple Coneflower, and Joe Pye

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Prairie Blazingstar, and Queen of the Prairie

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, and Joe Pye

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Joe Pye Weed, Wild Bergamot, Common Elderberry

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Queen of the Prairie, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Purple Coneflower, and Blue Vervain

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

Wild Bergamot

Starting to bloom in the backyard gardens

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 5, 2022, 2:43 p.m.

Hummingbird Clearwing

Visiting Wild Bergamot in the Backyard Garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 13, 2021, 1:39 p.m.

Hummingbird Clearwing

Visiting Wild Bergamot in the Backyard Garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 13, 2021, 1:36 p.m.

Hummingbird Clearwing

Visiting Wild Bergamot in the Backyard Garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 13, 2021, 1:36 p.m.

Wild Bergamot

New shoots emerging 2021

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: March 11, 2021, 3:21 p.m.

Wild Bergamot

New shoots emerging in spring

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: March 21, 2020, 4:42 p.m.

American Goldfinch Male

Eating the seeds of Wild Bergamot in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 27, 2020, 3:13 p.m.

American Goldfinch Male

Eating the seeds of Wild Bergamot in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 27, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

American Goldfinch

Eating the seeds of Wild Bergamot

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 27, 2020, 3:12 p.m.

Monarch on Wild Bergamot

Monarch Seeks Nectar from Wild Bergamot in Backyard Garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 9, 2020, 8:03 a.m.

Wild Bergamot with Eastern Black Swallowtail

A Patch of Wild Bergamot in the Rain Garden Attracts a Female Eastern Black Swallowtail

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 13, 2020, 2:21 p.m.

Bumble Bee on Wild Bergamot

Bumble Bee Pollinating Wild Bergamot in the Rain Garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 9, 2020, 10:16 a.m.