Monarda 'Jacob Cline'
(Bergamot 'Jacob Cline')
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in Georgia, USA
Discovered By - Selected by Mr Don Cline, plantsman
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H4
Height - 1.8m
Width - 60cm
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: Tall, clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Mid to dark green leaves are aromatic and lanceolate to ovate in shape. Clusters of bright red, tubular flowers are held in whorls and produced from midsummer into autumn. Monarda 'Jacob Cline' is mildew resistant.
The genus Monarda is named for the Spanish botanist and physician Nicolas Monardes (1493-1588). Mr Monardes wrote the first known book on medicinal plants in North America.
Flower:
Clusters of bright red, tubular flowers are surrounded by a collar of of dark red bracts at the base of each cluster. Flower clusters are held in whorls and are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: Clusters of tubular flowers in whorls
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Aromatic, mid to dark green leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape. Leaves are held in opposite pairs up square stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to ovate
Pest and Diseases:
Although Monarda 'Jacob Cline' has proven to be resistant to powdery mildew, in less than ideal growing conditions or in a poor season, fungicidal control may be desirable.
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive, but well drained soil that is reasonably fertile.