looking for wild bergamot, sage, purslane, jasmine, oatstraw and horsetail. I'm also looking for other things, so please check my list. I have other things that aren't on my list yet, so let me know what you are interested in.

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Tammy, Usually when I hear someone say "wild bergamot" they are referring to Monarda fistulosa, the pink or purplish flowered upright native mint that occurs in the wild across the eastern and midwestern US (and perhaps farther west and north). Mentha citrata is another plant entirely, and I don't know anything about Mentha citrata. However, if you're talking about Modarda fistulosa, then I don't think you'll have any problems with it taking over your daylily beds. Wild bergamot does spread in the garden, but isn't any more invasive than most perennials, in my experience. I would say it spreads about as much as daylilys, so I think the two will coexist just fine.

I would not call it a xeriscape plant. It is mostly an east Texas plant,...but it also grows in New Mexico but they have cool nights that is gentle on plants. Those might be in the mountains where it is wetter.