Bee Balm Image

Bee Balm Blossom Photograph

Vincent  Summers

Bee Balm, sometimes called Oswego Tea, is native to North America. Used for antiseptic purposes, it is a natural source of thymol, found in common mouthwash.

Published by Vincent Summers

My secular expertise includes 23 years of experience at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, with a share in NASA's extended Voyager 2 effort. I formerly wrote for Demand Studios, Bukisa, Suite 101, Exa...  View profile

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  • Millie Green6/22/2010

    I have never seen bee balm in this color before.

  • Kimberly Mae6/15/2010

    I plant it just to see the hummers.

  • Debra Gavazzi6/13/2010

    That is a strange looking, yet at the same time, beautiful flower.

  • R. Elizabeth C. Kitchen6/11/2010

    Very beautiful!

  • Julia Bodeeb6/11/2010

    Yep, hummingbirds love it and that's why i grow bee balm

  • Fern Fischer6/9/2010

    The hummers are all over mine right now. Monardas are lovely plants.

  • Danielle Olivia Tefft6/8/2010

    I have the best "crop" of bee balm ever this year in my yard, so I hope to see lots of hummingbirds!

  • Michael Segers6/8/2010

    Great photo.

  • Vincent Summers6/8/2010

    Yes, bright red is one of the best known among Bee Balm enthusiasts.

  • Delicia Powers6/8/2010

    I have a wildflower in my garden I call Bee Balm, it is bright red, yours is a lovely color.

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