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Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma)

Photographed the Scarlet Beebalm in one of the Flower Gardens located in the Gillies Lake Conservation Area located in Timmins in the Township of Tisdale in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada.

 

Monarda didyma, the crimson beebalm, scarlet beebalm,scarlet monarda, Eau-de-Cologne plant, Oswego tea, orbergamot, is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Georgia. Its odor is considered similar to that of the bergamot orange, which is used to flavor Earl Grey tea. The genus name comes from Nicolas Monardes, who described the first American flora in 1569.

 

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Uploaded on October 8, 2023
Taken on September 26, 2023