Lemon Balm

Perennial. Deliciously lemon-flavored foliage makes an absolutely sublime herbal tea and inviting aromatic plant. A vigorous, hardy plant and an old cottage garden favorite! Perfect foliage plant for mixed plantings as it boasts great lemon fragrance and flavor!

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 68-70 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Melissa officinalis
  

Growing Tips: Start indoors, covering seeds very lightly and keeping moist until sprouts appear. Set outside after last frost or direct sow in the garden, two weeks before last frost. Cutting back after flowering encourages reblooming.

Perennial hardy from USDA zones 4-9. This lemon balm is much more strongly lemon scented than any other lemon balm variety! Leaves are infused with intoxicating flavor and fragrance. The crawling habit makes this an enthralling container plant as it “spills” from hanging baskets and pots. It also makes a delightful, scented ground cover and is a delicious tea plant to add citrusy notes to your blends. Small white blooms appear in summer. Height 6-12 inches, 20-24 inches wide.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 68-70 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Melissa officinalis Limoncello
  

Growing Tips: Start indoors, covering seeds very lightly and keeping moist until sprouts appear. Set outside after last frost or direct sow in the garden, two weeks before last frost. Cutting back after flowering encourages reblooming.

Perennial hardy from USDA zones 4-9. This lemon balm is especially lovely, with leaves infused with the intoxicating scent of mandarin orange! The crawling habit makes this an enthralling container plant as it “spills” from hanging baskets and pots. It also makes a delightful, scented ground cover. A delicious tea plant to add citrusy notes to your blends. Small white blooms appear in summer. Height 6-12 inches, 20-24 inches wide.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 68-70 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Melissa officinalis Madarina
  

Growing Tips: Start indoors, covering seeds very lightly and keeping moist until sprouts appear. Set outside after last frost or direct sow in the garden, two weeks before last frost. Cutting back after flowering encourages reblooming.