BEE BALM - OSWEGO TEA
| Botanical Name: |
Monarda |
| Life Cycle: |
Hardy Perennial |
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Eyecatching blooms in June, offer delicious flowers & leaves for a historical tea, coined after this hardy perennial’s common name. Leaves of Monarda didyma were collected, before flowering, then dried and steeped for a Revolutionary Tea during the Boston Tea Party; also named “Oswego Tea.” Tea eases our sore throats and colds. All Bee Balms grow in full sun to afternoon shade, in normal soil,with extra organic matter to hold a lot of water, and plenty of room for roots (and tops) to spread. All are hardy to from Zone 5 through 8. |
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