Wild Bergamot                            Photographs by K. Breault

nAdored by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds

nCitris scent. Mint family.

nTea used for relieving cold symptom to digestive complaints.  Leaves used to flavour meats and stews. Flowers edible in salads.

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nNOT “Bergamot” essential oil used to flavour Earl Grey tea.

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nMonarda puntata, Spotted Bee-balm very rare.