All You Need To Know About Horsemint

Written By Jessie Shrieve

Horsemint

Monarda punctata

NEEDS

  • Prefers dry, sandier soil

  • Drought tolerant

USES & FLOWERS

  • Aromatic, similar smell to oregano

  • 1’-3’ Tall

  • Flowers yellow to purple in rosettes, forming a flower spike at end of stem

  • Attracts butterflies

NOTES

  • Medicinal use for back aches, inflammation 

  • Native to prairies, pastures, meadows

Jessie Shrieve
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