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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Annuals/Per.
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Nectar
Also known as Wild Bergamot and Beebalm, this is a showy, herbaceous perennial that grows up to 4 feet tall. Highly branched, it produces clusters of lavender, pink, or white flowers resembling ragged pompoms on top of 2 to 5 foot open-branched stems. This fragrant plant is highly attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, and can grow in full sun to partial shade, in a variety of dry to moist soils.
May Attract
Oswego-Tea is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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