melissa plant seeds Lemon Balm Seeds

melissa plant seeds Lemon Balm SeedsLemon balm is an easy to grow medicinal and culinary herb with a gentle lemony flavour, with qualities that calm nerves, fight viruses, and support digestion. It likes moist soil with a bit of shade in hot summers. Harvest as needed throughout the season for medicine, hot or iced teas, green and fruit salads, ice cream, etc. I especially love using it in Southeast Asian dishes such as Laab where cilantro and mint are called for. Lemon balm can be

Lemon balm is an easy to grow medicinal and culinary herb with a gentle lemony flavour, with qualities that calm nerves, fight viruses, and support digestion. It likes moist soil with a bit of shade in hot summers. 

Harvest as needed throughout the season for medicine, hot or iced teas, green and fruit salads, ice cream, etc. I especially love using it in Southeast Asian dishes such as Laab where cilantro and mint are called for. Lemon balm can be dried but doesn't hold its scent and properties that well when stored, so it's a great herb to have in your garden for fresh use! Plus it's a deer-resistant plant!

Lemon balm will self sow vigorously, so chop plants back after flowering to prevent this if desired.

The latin name Melissa comes from the Greek word for honey bee, because the flowers attract so many bees! The officinalis part refers to its historical use as medicine. 

The story of these seeds: These seeds were grown by my mom, Maria Hunter of Dragonfly Seeds, on the Sunshine Coast, BC, and I harvested them while I was visiting last fall. 

Lemon balm is native to South-central Europe, the Mediterranean, Central Asia, and middle East.