Wild Bergamot Monarda didyma is blooming now in the buffer around the pond.
Also known as bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, bergamot, wild bergamot, mintleaf beebalm, horse-mint, purple beebalm.
Monarda species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) species.
Even before it blooms, the plant becomes colorful and promises its flowers will be interesting in structure (below).
