Dotted Horsemint

Monarda punctata
Español: Persicaria
The showy part of this plant is the bracts which are pink to lavender. Flowers are actually small, whitish to yellowish, with purple spots.



Wildflower. Can be used in informal gardens or as individual plants in ones with a more tended look.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Considertions

Can get rangy and fall over, but trimming in early summer will keep it bushier.

Wildlife

Attracts hummingbirds.

Habitat

Dry disturbed areas, old fields, and upper sand dunes.

Did You Know?

  • Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
  • Attracts many bees, butterflies, and moths.