![]() It flowers from June to September, earlier for higher altitudes.īeing native to North America, Monarda was well known by many different Native American tribes who all used it for similar conditions including fevers, coughs, congestion, infection, insect and venomous bites, and also as a food preservative and flavoring for meats. It grows in rich, moist but well drained soils, in fields, clearings, prairies, and mountain sides. In the early morning light before dawn in the mountains of Colorado, I once found large bumblebees sleeping underneath the Monarda flowers tucked into the bottom petals. The flowers range from pale to bright pinkish-lavender and attract hummingbirds and bees. When you rub its leaves it smells of fragrant oregano. The plants are typically up to 2-3 feet tall with slender spreading rhizome roots. ![]() Monarda fistulosa is an aromatic, showy perennial plant that grows in clusters making the appearance of a bush. Monarda fistulosa is one of the most important herbs used by Native Americans both historically and today. didyma is sweet and mild, but both possess similar medicinal properties. fistulosa has a spicier flavor whereas M. Her east coast cousin Monarda didyma is also medicinal but has red flowers, and this species is the original Oswego tea referring to the Oswego Native Americans who inhabited the area which is now New York. ![]() It’s pinkish lavender blooms look like little fireworks, which helps remind one to look for it in bloom around the Fourth of July. Monarda fistulosa is a beautiful wildflower native throughout North America. ![]()
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