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Monarda

bergamot

Other common names
prince's pear
wild bergamot
see morebee balm
horse mint
Botanical details
Family
Lamiaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Monarda

Genus description

Monarda can be annuals or clump-forming herbaceous perennials with aromatic, ovate leaves and terminal whorls of 2-lipped, tubular flowers from summer to early autumn

Name status

Correct

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