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Lamiaceae
Balm
Melissa officinalis
Also known as Sweet balm, Thymus melissa, Melissa, Mutelia officinalis
Indoor Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Herb · Edible · Fragrant · Medicinal · Lemon Balm · Pollinator · Easy Care · Culinary · Perennial · Tea
Lemon balm is an easy-going, fragrant herb that thrives in partial shade with well-draining soil and moderate moisture. Water regularly but avoid waterlogging, and trim it back occasionally to prevent it from becoming leggy or self-seeding too aggressively. Its lemon-scented leaves can be harvested freely throughout the growing season for teas, culinary use, and aromatherapy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until it drains from the bottom, then allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Chile Central, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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