This colorful illustration is from 'The Golden Egg Book', first published in 1947. Illustrators were so botanically accurate, even in a child's book. The Bergamot is just gorgeous.
My Small Gated Garden is where my Art Realizations Stem From
My Small Gated Garden is where my Art Realizations Stem From
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The bergamot is the wonderful scarlet flower with the bunny/purple ribbon. It is in the mint family and a fantastic tea herb. It will take over a semi-shade flower bed, for it does not appreciate full sun or dry soil. In Pa. this runner plant grows prolific next to a water source.
I purchased this republished children's book at Walden's last Easter.