Bergamot 'Jacob Cline'

Monarda didyma

How to grow Bergamot 'Jacob Cline'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Jacob Cline is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Ensure your soil has a ph of between 6.1 and 8.5 as Jacob Cline is a weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Jacob Cline from seed

Transplanting Jacob Cline

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Jacob Cline is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Jacob Cline

Jacob Cline folklore & trivia

Monarda didyma is the natural source of the antiseptic thymol, the primary active ingredient in modern commercial mouthwash formulas.1

Other Names for Bergamot 'Jacob Cline'

Jacob Kline, beebalm

Footnotes

1 thegardenhelper.com