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Freeport Gardening Guide: Lemon Balm

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Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm Seeds, Green:

Description: 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!

Green Lemon Balm leaves in cucumber water on light countertop.

 

Lemon Balm Seeds, Limoncello:

Description: 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.

Limoncello Lemon Balm in small pot with lemon slices.

 

Lemon Balm Seeds, Mandarina:

Description: 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.

Mandarina Lemon Balm in a starter tray.