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Monarda fistulosa
A bird that once nested on every farm, now threatened. Native plants feed the flying insects it catches on the wing.
⚠ Supports a species at riskWho this brings back
Supports 6 species at risk.
It feeds entirely on flying insects. Every native flowering patch is more food in the air it hunts.
It perches on tall spruces and sallies out to catch flying insects. Native blooms keep its prey in the air.
It needs goldenrod and asters to fatten up before winter. The late-summer blooms most gardens are missing.
Its slow 'pee-a-wee' call is heard less each year. It needs the flying insects native plants support.
Our native ladybugs are being pushed out. Native plants give them aphids to hunt and cover to overwinter.
Photos: Photo by John, CC BY 2.0 · Photo by Mike's Birds, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo by Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0 · Photo by Dan Pancamo, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo by Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Wild Bergamot
Wild Bergamot is a native wildflower. Flowers appear July to September, in shades of lavender & purple. Does best in full sun to part shade with dry to moist soil. Mature plants stand 60–120 cm tall. Supports bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and caterpillars (as a larval host). Deer tend to leave it alone.
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