Oswego Tea or Bee Balm [Monarda didyma] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013. It’s the member of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 92-93, states it blooms in summer and fall, is an “old-fashioned garden plant,” a “favorite of hummingbirds,” escaped from …
