Herb
Raspberry Wine
B tier
Raspberry Wine bee balm opens wine-raspberry purple-red blooms with fragrant foliage in the spicy monarda range—less pure scarlet, more berry-toned for borders and plates. Leaves steep into a warm herbal tea. Use flowers for colour on desserts that can handle herbal notes; leaves for tea blends with mint.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Flower GarnishFresh LeafTea
Traits
DecorativeFragrantNamed CultivarOrnamental CulinaryTea LeafWine ColourWine Red
History
US
Raspberry Wine was introduced as a wine-coloured monarda cultivar.
Garden centres stocked Raspberry Wine for colour variety in bee balm.
Culinary gardeners tried Raspberry Wine flowers as edible garnish.
Raspberry Wine stayed a popular non-scarlet monarda named type.