Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Lemon Balm is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and colour all season long.
Bloom time
Foliage plant
Hardiness
Zones 3–7
Sun
Part sun
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
0.6 m × 0.5 m
Type
Herb
Growing Lemon Balm
Plant it in part sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–7. Expect it to reach about 0.6 m tall and 0.5 m wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years.
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