Lamiaceae
Scarlet beebalm
Monarda didyma
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Monarda
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Common names
By language (25)
- Arabic
- مونردة مزدوجة
- arz
- مونرده مزدوجه
- Bulgarian
- Червен бергамот
- Chinese
- 美国薄荷, 美國薄荷, 蜂香薄荷
- Croatian
- Monarda, Bergamot, Indijanska kopriva, Konjska metvica, Metvulja
- Czech
- Zavinutka podvojná
- Danish
- Dobbelt Hestemynte
- Dutch
- Bergamotplant
- English
- Scarlet beebalm, Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea
- Estonian
- Aedmonarda
- Finnish
- Punaväriminttu
- French
- Monarde
- German
- Goldmelisse, Indianernessel
- Hebrew
- ברגמוט
- hsb
- Šarlachowa zawobalenka
- Hungarian
- Vörös méhbalzsam, Bergamott, Bíbor ápolka
- Japanese
- タイマツバナ
- Latvian
- Dvīņziedu monarda
- Macedonian
- Пчелина мелемка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hestemynte
- Polish
- Pysznogłówka szkarłatna, Pysznogłówka dwoista
- Russian
- Монарда двойчатая
- Swedish
- Röd temynta, Temynta
- Ukrainian
- Монарда двійчаста
- Welsh
- Bergamot
Synonyms
- Monarda coccinea Michx.
- Monarda contorta C.Morren
- Monarda didyma var. angustifolia Torr.
- Monarda didynama Stokes
- Monarda kalmiana Pursh
- Monarda oswegoensis W.P.C.Barton
- Monarda purpurascens Wender.
- Monarda purpurea Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 1,020 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joe Schneid , Louisville, Kentucky, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Roots, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Monarda
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- Spotted beebalmMonarda punctataLamiaceae
- Pony beebalmMonarda pectinataLamiaceae
- Seaside beebalmMonarda maritimaLamiaceae
- White bergamotMonarda clinopodiaLamiaceae
- Basil beebalmMonarda clinopodioidesLamiaceae
- Monarda humilisLamiaceae
- Purple bergamotMonarda mediaLamiaceae
- Monarda pringleiLamiaceae
- Green beebalmMonarda viridissimaLamiaceae
- Spotted beebalmMonarda fruticulosaLamiaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.