I found this fabulously fragrant cultivar in a client's garden. It's upright habit, flowers and leaves scream "I'm a monarda". It' s fragrance is amazing - minty but much more interesting and strong but subtle - hints of lemon and bergamot and eucalyptus and .... ? It keeps its fragrance after it is dried. You do not have to crush or rub the leaves to notice the fragrance - it is readily noticeable from a few feet away. The flowers are not showy - pale greenish white and small . The best guess I have is that it might be a type of horsemint - but this seems to be a very unlikely name for such a beautiful plant. Does anyone else have a definitive identification?? I found some descriptions for monarda citronella that list horsemint as a common name, but the descriptions differ from one to the next and some do not fit this species.
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AuthorBarbara Eaton, M.Ed. is a Master Gardener, a garden designer and an artist. She works as a professional gardener caring for the gardens of several regular clients. She is a published author, retired educator and a fool for flowers. Archives
January 2019
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