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Cambridge scarlet monarda (bee balm hybrid)

Monarda (sp)

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a hybrid. "Monarda (bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, or bergamot) is a genus consisting of roughly 16 species of erect, herbaceous, annual or perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae. [1] The genus is endemic to North America." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarda

Habitat:

Garden in northeast, NY

Reference Links:

Monarda

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Comments (3)
ceherzog
Wow! I thought that was an anemone at first. Pretty shot.

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Flowers of North America
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The Color Red
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PublishedJune 23, 2011

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