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Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Lemon Balm is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 1.5-2 ft × 1.5-3 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft × 1.5-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Heat, Humidity, Pests, Poor soil, Rabbits
- Native to
- Southern Europe
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