Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Species Spotlight
Dates Photographed by Month
3/11/21
3/21/20
7/1/24
7/5/22
7/9/20
7/13/20
7/13/21
7/17/23
7/25/23
7/27/20
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 |
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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
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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.