Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a wonderful scented plant. I grab a leaf every time I walk by just to smell it's sweet lemon scent. I LOVE this herb in tea. Combined with lavender in herb tea, you will feel SO relaxed after a cup you will feel like you cannot move a muscle as your stress floats away. It is somewhat vigorous when it is planted in a spot that it likes and will seed itself around the garden but the flowers are filled with nectar that the bees go crazy over. And really, if you are on top of keeping your garden weeded anyway, any strays can be easily moved or removed from unwanted spots. I dug up several large divisions for selling at the plant sale and cut them back so that they could recover...not that I think they will stress too much! The leaves will grow back quickly and they will look perky and wonderful for the selling.
6/12/10
Note: Only one plant left to sell this year. Need to give all plants in ground a trim.
6/16/10
needs cutting
Starting to flower.
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