Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Species Spotlight

Bumble Bee on Wild Bergamot: Bumble Bee Pollinating Wild Bergamot in the Rain Garden

Dates Photographed by Month

March
3/11/21
3/21/20

July
7/1/24
7/5/22
7/5/26
7/9/20
7/13/20
7/13/21
7/17/23
7/17/26
7/22/25
7/25/23
7/27/20

Aug.
8/7/23

Photographed With These Species

Bees, Wasps, and Flies

Bumble Bee [View Associated Images]
Two-spotted Bumble Bee [View Associated Images]

Birds

American Goldfinch [View Associated Images]

Butterflies and Moths

Eastern Black Swallowtail [View Associated Images]
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail [View Associated Images]
Hummingbird Clearwing [View Associated Images]
Monarch [View Associated Images]

Other Insects, Spiders, and Bugs

Black Diabrotica [View Associated Images]

Forbs

Black-eyed Susan (Orange Coneflower) [View Associated Images]
Blue Vervain [View Associated Images]
Culver's Root [View Associated Images]
Joe Pye Weed [View Associated Images]
Obedient Plant [View Associated Images]
Pale Purple Coneflower [View Associated Images]
Prairie Blazing Star [View Associated Images]
Purple Coneflower [View Associated Images]
Queen of the Prairie [View Associated Images]
Rattlesnake Master [View Associated Images]
Tall Bellflower [View Associated Images]
White Wild Indigo [View Associated Images]
Yellow Coneflower [View Associated Images]

Shoot and Bloom Dates

Year	First Shoot Date	First Bloom Date	Last Bloom Date
2024		6/25	8/1
2023	4/9	7/10	8/7
2020	3/21	7/3	8/2

Plant Info

Bloom Color: ■
Light: Part Shade to Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Somewhat Wet
Height: 3'-5'
Spacing: 2'

Wild Bergamot Image Gallery

Wildflowers in Bloom

in the Rain Garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2026, 12:49 p.m.

Monarda

At Phantom Prairie

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:36 a.m.

Wild Bergamot

At Crabtree Nature Center

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 8:58 a.m.

Wild Bergamot

At Phantom Prairie

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:57 a.m.

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Visiting Wild Bergamot

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:59 a.m.

Wildflowers

At Phantom Prairie

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:57 a.m.

Obedient Plant

At Phantom Prairie

Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:26 a.m.

Hummingbird Clearwing

In the Rain Garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 22, 2025, 2:53 p.m.

Rain Garden

In July

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 22, 2025, 3:13 p.m.

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Visiting Wild Bergamot

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2024, 1:58 p.m.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

At the tall grass prairie

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 7, 2023, 10:11 a.m.

Bumble Bee

Visiting Wild Bergamot

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 25, 2023, 10:25 a.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Wild Bergamot, Purple Coneflower, and Joe Pye

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Blue Vervain, Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Prairie Blazingstar, and Queen of the Prairie

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, and Joe Pye

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:24 p.m.

Rain Garden

Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower, Joe Pye Weed, Wild Bergamot, Common Elderberry

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

Rain Garden

Yellow Coneflower, Queen of the Prairie, Wild Bergamot, Joe Pye, Purple Coneflower, and Blue Vervain

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 17, 2023, 5:27 p.m.