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Bee Balm (Monarda didyma, Bergamot, Scarlet Beebalm, Scarlet Monarda, Oswego Tea, or Crimson Beebalm) is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ohio and south to northern Georgia. Its name is derived from its odor which is considered similar to that of the bergamot orange. The scientific name comes from Nicolas Monardes, who described the first American flora in 1569. ...read more from Wikipedia

Top Resources on Bee Balm

• National Gardening Association: Bee Balm
• Natural Resources Conservation Service: Monarda Didyma L.
• Wikipedia: Monarda Didyma
• HowStuffWorks: Bergamot, Bee Balm, Oswego-Tea
• Seeds of Knowledge-Old Fashioned Living: Growing And Using Bee Balm
• Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): Taxon:Monarda Didyma L.
• Missouriplants: Monarda Didyma L.
• Alernative Nature Online Herbal: Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot
• Rainy Side Gardeners: Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet'
• Turner Photographics: Bee Balm

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