#horsemint

[faguscarolinensis]

Monarda punctata / Eastern Horsemint

[mothmiso]

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) by Holly Kilpatrick

[thekimdelacreme]

[plantaeee]

The rudbeckia and monarda punctata are blooming!

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 29 November 2020

The old flower stems of the spreading perennial Mentha longifolia (horse mint, buddleia mint, brook mint, water mint, long-leaved mint) look like vertical silver sculptures until the winter weather starts to erode them. This herb has long green-grey leaves with a musty scent and nectar-rich tapering spires of tiny, pale purple or white flowers valued by pollinators.

Jill Raggett

[forsythiahill]

If you like freaky plants, these 2 Monarda plants are wonderfully STRANGE.

The white and gold speckled is a Virginia native plant, perennial Monarda punctata referred to as Dotted Beebalm or Horsemint.

The purple is annual Monarda Citriadora or Lemon Mint. 

So far I’ve not seen a lot of bee action, but I’m patiently waiting and watching.

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

Cool monarda! Horsemint or Spotted Bee Balm, aka Monarda punctata.

[kihaku-gato]

The pictorial tags for Monarda punctara never really clearly show the anatomy of thier flowers. It's like it is with the japanese iris pictures all over again.