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Mar 12, 2012 9:57 AM CST
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Name: Cinda
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Just wondering ? is spotted beebalm a native?
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Mar 12, 2012 11:29 AM CST
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According to Illinois Wildflowers (author - D. Kurz) M. punctata is . Found usually in sandy fields woods, and dune areas. Occasional in the N half, rare in southern half, flowering July - Oct. Sometimes called 'Dotted Mint. You're next door and share similar ecosystems so I'd say yes.
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Mar 12, 2012 11:36 AM CST
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Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
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Here is a good link, it is native to many states including yours, Congratulations!! Smiling
http://wildflower.org/plants/r...
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Mar 12, 2012 12:32 PM CST
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Name: Cinda
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Thanks ,

It was planted in my garden last year and doing well , so much so I will be moving some and don't like to put things on the property outside of the garden that are not native.
The bees loved it, so I will be putting some over the hill on the wilderness point,along the creek in the sandy areas.
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