PlantsHerbs & Teas
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Lemon leaf for tea, in a pot
EasyHerbs & TeasEdible
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- Pot
- Bloom or harvest
- Leaves Jun–Sep
- How it spreads
- Perennial, seeding
- What to buy
- Plants.
- When to plant
- Plant May.
In the design
Hardy in 6a.
If you eat it
Leaves for tea
Wash. Use modest amounts in tea, not as a medicine.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
