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Cambridge scarlet monarda (bee balm hybrid)

Monarda (sp)

Description:

This is a hybrid. "Monarda (bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, or bergamot) is a genus consisting of roughly 16 species of erect, herbaceous, annual or perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae. [1] The genus is endemic to North America." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarda

Habitat:

Garden in northeast, NY

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3 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Very pretty BeeBalm

iPlayBanjoNow
iPlayBanjoNow 12 years ago

Thank you!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Wow! I thought that was an anemone at first. Pretty shot.

iPlayBanjoNow
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iPlayBanjoNow

Hudson, New York, USA

Spotted on Jun 23, 2011
Submitted on Jun 23, 2011

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