Bergamot

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© Alan Silvester

(Monarda didyma) Fragrant plant with pale leaves. Leaves smell and taste rather like mint. Also known as Bee Balm because bees are attracted to it. Sow in late spring in a cold frame. Plant out in late summer or early Autumn leaving 25cm between plants. Bergamot should flower during the following summer. The flowers are shades of scarlet red and pink.