monarda

/muh-nahr-duh/US // məˈnɑr də //UK // (mɒˈnɑːdə) //

梦达,梦露,梦蝶,梦之岛

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.

I have never found it with its only rival in color, the monarda or bee-balm, a species of mint.
Here is a parterre of the purple monarda, there the euphorbia sheds its silver leaf.
Farther north, the cardinal-flower seems to fail, and the monarda takes its place, growing in similar localities.