Purple Bergamot

Monarda media Willd.

Mint family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Pink
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies

Native Range

  • USA:  Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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