Companion plants for Lemon Balm
Lemon Balm is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants part sun and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Arborvitae
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Bugleweed
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Rhododendron
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 6 ft, for the layer behind it.
Boxwood
Takes full sun to part sun and moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it.
Periwinkle
Takes part sun to part shade and low to moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Snow-in-Summer
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Maiden Grass
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; taller at 6 ft, for the layer behind it.
Juniper
Takes full sun to part sun and low to moderate water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; stands well above at 13 ft, a canopy to plant beneath.