Lemon balm
Lemon balm is an aromatic perennial plant, easily recognizable by its lemony smell. It is a plant that attracts pollinating insects. It can also be called lemon grass or lemon herb. It is part of the Lamiaceae family. Well known for its high content of vitamins C and A, it is often used in herbal tea. You can also decorate your salads with lemon balm. There are very well known varieties of lemon balm: "All Gold" which has a beautiful golden foliage, "Auréa" with green foliage, "Lemonella" which has an even more lemony scent and "Altissima" whose smell can remind you of orange. It is a very easy plant to cultivate.
Lemon balm grows in all French regions, because it has a very good resistance to cold. You can sow the seeds of lemon balm in pot or in the ground, but under greenhouse from mid-March. If you make your…
Lemon balm grows in all French regions, because it has a very good resistance to cold. You can sow the seeds of lemon balm in pot or in the ground, but under greenhouse from mid-March. If you make your…
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Lemon balm
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- Exposure
- Frost Hardiness
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- Germination Time
- Germination Temperature
- Lifecycle
- Adult Height
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- Water Requirements
- Soil Type
- Soil pH Preference
- Pest Sensitivity
- Disease Sensitivity
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- Pollination
- Propagation
- Seed Storage