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Balm Melissa

Latin Name: Melissa officinalis
Plant type: Medicinal perennial
Botanical family: Lamiaceae

Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
Harvest period: June to September

Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Watering: Regular

Companion plants: Calming, digestive, used in herbal teas, tinctures and cooking
Enemy plants: Avoid with plants that do not like root competition

Description

An aromatic perennial with lemon-green foliage, lemon balm is prized for its sweet fragrance and calming properties. Easy to grow, it forms attractive, dense clumps that thrive in both vegetable and medicinal gardens.

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