Melissa officinalis 3.5"

Lemon Balm – Perennial

Bloom Period: 

July – August

Light:

Shade – Part Sun, Sun

Water:

Medium – Wet

Size:

Height 8 – 24”  Width 24 – 36”

Zone:

4 – 12

Patent:

None

Lemon scented leaves make a calm and refreshing tea, fresh-picked or dried. A carefree groundcover that spreads slowly to form a irregularly mounded clump. Harvest white flowers along with foliage to reduce occasional reseeding. One of the few herbs that perennializes well in shade.