Balm Green Lemon

Balm Green Lemon Seeds: Sublime Lemon-Flavored Tea

Cultivate the refreshing Balm Green Lemon (*Melissa officinalis*) in your garden and experience its deliciously lemon-flavored foliage, perfect for brewing an absolutely sublime and soothing herbal tea.

This vigorous and hardy plant is a beloved old cottage garden favorite, known for its ease of growth and inviting aromatic presence. Its lush green foliage makes it an ideal addition to mixed plantings, providing a burst of bright color and an invigorating lemon fragrance that fills the air.

Enjoy the wonderful taste and aroma of this versatile herb in your tea and throughout your garden.

Key Features of Balm Green Lemon

• Deliciously Lemon-Flavored: Provides a bright and refreshing lemon taste perfect for tea.
• Inviting Aromatic Plant: Emits a wonderful lemon fragrance, enhancing your garden’s ambiance.
• Vigorous & Hardy: An easy-to-grow and resilient perennial plant.
• Cottage Garden Favorite: A classic and beloved herb for traditional gardens.
• Perfect for Mixed Plantings: Its attractive foliage and scent complement other plants beautifully.

Growing Your Balm Green Lemon

Sow your Balm Green Lemon seeds directly outdoors in spring after the last frost or start them indoors 6-8 weeks earlier. Choose a location that receives full sun to partial shade and has well-drained soil.

For direct sowing, scatter the seeds lightly over the soil surface and gently press them in; they need light to germinate. For indoor starting, sow seeds shallowly in a seed-starting mix. Maintain a soil temperature of 18-24°C (65-75°F) and keep the soil consistently moist.

Once seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant them outdoors, spacing them about 18-24 inches apart. Lemon Balm is a vigorous grower and will readily establish itself, providing you with fragrant foliage and delicious tea for years to come.

Harvest leaves as needed throughout the growing season, with the flavor being most intense before the plant flowers.