One of my favorite times of summer coincides with the blooming of one of my favorite flowers, Monarda didyma, or more commonly called Bergamot or Bee Balm. This is such an unusual, striking flower and I am awed by it every summer, in fact as I am looking at this flower on my desk right now I feel emotional and wondering what is it about this flower that speaks to me. The flower is on a stem about 3-4 feet tall and the first blossoms are usually double headers (two blooms on t