Bergamot "Mona Lisa" (Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm)
Bergamot "Mona Lisa" (Indianernessel, mountain mint) - Monarda citriodora.
Annual plant 80-100 cm high with a branched stem. The leaf is narrow-linear, green. On one stem, up to 5-7 inflorescences are formed, arranged in whorls. Plants bloom in early July, flowers are dark lilac-purple. The mass of one plant is 350-480 g. All parts of the plant have a pleasant strong lemon aroma. Productivity of green mass (during the flowering period) 2.8-3.5 kg / m2.
Recommended for using leaves, stems and inflorescences as a spicy flavoring seasoning for salads, meat dishes, for canning, as a tea substitute, for flavoring jam, kvass.
Sowing seeds for seedlings in early April. Seedlings appear within 6-10 days. With the appearance of a pair of true leaves, the seedlings dive. Seedlings are planted in a permanent place from mid-May with a step of 20-25 cm. It develops well on neutral fertile soils of light texture with solar exposure.
Annual plant 80-100 cm high with a branched stem. The leaf is narrow-linear, green. On one stem, up to 5-7 inflorescences are formed, arranged in whorls. Plants bloom in early July, flowers are dark lilac-purple. The mass of one plant is 350-480 g. All parts of the plant have a pleasant strong lemon aroma. Productivity of green mass (during the flowering period) 2.8-3.5 kg / m2.
Recommended for using leaves, stems and inflorescences as a spicy flavoring seasoning for salads, meat dishes, for canning, as a tea substitute, for flavoring jam, kvass.
Sowing seeds for seedlings in early April. Seedlings appear within 6-10 days. With the appearance of a pair of true leaves, the seedlings dive. Seedlings are planted in a permanent place from mid-May with a step of 20-25 cm. It develops well on neutral fertile soils of light texture with solar exposure.
Bergamot, Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm, bee balm, fragrant balm, Indianernessel, mountain mint.