Bee Balm

Yeah!  I knew there was a reason I let those vaguely familiar plants grow.  I originally thought they were successors to the Echinacea I planted three years ago.  Nope.  It seems the soil, that particular spot,  is perfect for bee balm, something I never planted to begin with.  Not my original idea, but perfect in its own right.  And the ID?  Thanks, Mom.

The plants

Were vaguely familiar

So I let them grow.

Secretly I hoped

For Echinacea

Purple coneflowers.

When they bloomed

They said

Look us up

It will be worth your while

To let us grow.

I knew I*d seen the flowers

Somewhere.

Somewhere in my head

The word Monarda bloomed.

I think my mother has returned

To help the garden along.

She aids the burgeoning bee balm,

Gives it the proper Latin name

In my head

So I can look it up

On Google.