Who doesn’t love monarda, or do you call it bee balm or bergamot or horsemint? Whatever the name, none of them quite do justice to this unusual, pretty flower and the contribution it makes to the ...

You probably know this popular perennial as bee balm, Oswego tea or bergamot. Monarda is a member of the mint family — with the characteristic square stems, opposite leaves and fragrant foliage. The ...

If you come to the front door of the Schuylkill Center’s Visitor Center this week, two extraordinary — and extraordinarily important — flowers are waiting to greet you, two flowers you should not only ...

A member of the mint family of herbaceous perennials, monarda’s perfumed leaves branch off from its telltale four-sided stem, and a riot of bright red or pink trumpetlike petals perch atop the tall, ...