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The Monardas (Bee balms) at the park were losing their petals and dying; this one was the better one.
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Next year I am moving this plant on my Butterfly garden in full sun
I love the way it stands tall.
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ANOTHER ONE FROM LAST SUNDAY -SUNRISE AT BALMER BAY, Deep River
I tried a different location this morning and took a drive with friends to Balmer Bay which is just 5 minutes from the centre of town.
An amazing set of clouds was present and with the water of the Ottawa River just made it so magical.
Nikon D850, Nikkor 14-24mm at 14mm, 3sec, f/11, ISO 64 and -5.0EV
NiSi S5 holder (150 x150)with cpl, Soft Nano IR GND (0.9) and 6 stop Nano IR ND64 (1,8)
Edited in Lightroom Mobile on my iPad Pro.
An immature male broad-tailed hummingbird pauses, trying to decide where to begin feeding on this bee balm flower. He proceeded (as they always do) to hit each tiny "floweret" to get every little bit of nectar.
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Bee balm is a great perennial for the flower garden, and a favorite of bees and hummingbirds as well as gardeners. Common names include bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, the latter inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange.
from my garden after the rain...
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Beginning to blossom in a shaded area.
Looking Close on Friday Theme: "flora in the shade"
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A classic American native and cottage garden favorite, Bee balm is beloved by gardeners not only for its beautiful whorled blooms in red, pink, purple and white; but for the evocative fragrance given off by foliage warmed by the sun or touched by the gardener.
And it’s just as beloved by wildlife as it is by gardeners. Plant bee balm and you can be sure of the attention of hummingbirds and bees in the summer and by seed-loving finches in the winter. It’s an all-around garden winner that provides so much for so little effort.
Harvesting Bee Balm Nectar.
Snowberry Clearwing (Hummingbird) Moth at Springton Manor in Chester County, PA.
Note that this a different species from the moth posted a couple of days ago. This species has only black and no red color. It is also a little smaller.
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Vibrant orange bee balm flower with spiky bracts, captured at Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne, Australia, against a lush green backdrop.
An ornamental variety of Bee Balm, Monarda dydima (Lamiaceae) in the TWU Butterfly Garden. Monarda species are used as food plants by the larvae of some butterfly species, including case-bearers of the genus Coleophora. Coleophora monardae feeds only on Monarda plants.
Bees, butterflies, moths and other insects love this flower.
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Thirteenth Lake, Adirondacks, NY. A short hike took me to the top of Balm of Gilead Mountain, with a view into the Siamese Ponds Wilderness. The name is a strange one...is it for a plant (Populus candicans) with healing properties that may have been found here ? Or maybe some past sinner named it after a biblical passage in Jeremiah, who seeks a cure for the ills of his people. I kind of prefer the latter, that coming to this ledge high above the forest was like a balm that would soothe troubled shoulders for awhile. Thirteenth Lake reflected the mountains in autumn, and bisected a vast nowhere. My map didn't show much in the way of trails and destinations. Good, let it be, I thought, and rested my eyes for a bit, knowing the balm would wear off soon, when I start back down the trail.
The morning song from a multitude of frogs and crickets is briefly interrupted by the explosion of a couple of swans taking off and heading to more isolated waters. There is a reassuring balm in the quiet hours of a new spring day, a reminder that the cycle of life continues and that the artificial sounds that clang for our attention throughout our daily lives can't compare with the soothing calmness of nature itself.