Name: Bergamot (Bee Balm)
Brand: Sow Right Seeds
Price: 3.49 USD
Availability: InStock

bergamot packet includes variety highlights, helpful growing specs, easy to follow planting instructions

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Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), also known as Bee Balm, is a perennial native to eastern North America. Wild Bergamot makes a refreshing minty herbal tea using the fresh or dried leaves. The vibrant light purple flowers delight native bees, bumbles, butterflies, and hummingbirds - great way to support local pollinators. Seed packet contains 250 MG (about 800 seeds).

Start your Bergamot seeds indoors for early blooms. Grow Wild Bergamot for its variety of medicinal and culinary uses. Large, premium seed packets give instructions on how to grow and when to plant outdoors.

Begin indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost of spring or sow directly outside in autumn. Press seeds firmly into soil to ensure good contact while allowing light for germination. Pinch back new growth to encourage branching and fuller growth.

Days to germination: 10-28
Planting depth: 1/16"
Plant Spacing: 12"
Soil Temperature: 60-70°F
Light Requirements: Full sun