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Wild Bergamot

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Key Details

Bloom Time: July to September

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet to Dry

Height: 4'

Plant Spacing: 2-3'

Cold Stratification: Not Required

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Raspberry Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta signatalis)Pyrausta signatalis, the raspberry pyrausta moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Ontario, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Arizona. The habitat consists of aspen parkland and grasslands. (Source: Wikipedia, 'Pyrausta signatalis', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrausta_signatalis, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Royal Tyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Royal Tyler)

Orange Mint Moth (Pyrausta orphisalis)Pyrausta orphisalis, the orange mint moth or orange-spotted pyrausta, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south to Florida and New Mexico. (Source: Wikipedia, 'Pyrausta orphisalis', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrausta_orphisalis, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Jenn Forman Orth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA))

Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus)Lintneria eremitus, the hermit sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found in the temperate areas of the eastern United States, north into southern Canada over the Great Plains. It prefers gardens and yards, but is common wherever the nectar and larval host plants are found. This moth is easily confused with the Canadian sphinx (Sphinx canadensis) but these two moths do not... (Source: Wikipedia, 'Lintneria eremitus', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lintneria_eremitus, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott)

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