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How to grow Lemon balm growing and care:
Moist, rich soil, mulch
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Prodenia
Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
Prune the flower stalk
Size of the plant?
20-130 cm, 8-52 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
Small white flower grow on stalk
Thinning the bloom:
Recommend to thinning if there is no need in pollinator better for the leaves
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Vegetative Reproduction
Vegetative Reproduction Method:
Cutting, bending a branch over and covering it with earth
Preferred time for vegetative reproduction:
Spring / Summer
Time to grow roots in vegetative reproduction:
2-4 weeks
Treatment for vegetative reproduction:
Bending the branch – the same as grown plant, Cutting – moist, shadow, well drained soil
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
Next to the branch or all the branch minimum 3-5 cm from the ground
Information about leaves:
Green leaves, the size 2-4, the shape elliptic to heart shape
Uses of Lemon balm leaves:
Beverage
Scientific name:
Melissa officinalis
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Autumn flowers Summer flowers
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Flower colors
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Ornamental parts
Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Evergreen Perennial plant Shrub
Plant Uses
Fragrance Indoor plants Medical uses Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants Shade Plants
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 4 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9