Mélisse officinale
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-6529-LEM-DT
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- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
La mélisse officinale est une plante herbacée vivace de la famille de la menthe, originaire du centre-sud de l'Europe, du bassin méditerranéen, d'Iran et d'Asie centrale, mais aujourd'hui naturalisée ailleurs. Elle atteint une hauteur maximale de 1 m. Ses feuilles ont un léger parfum de citron. En été, de petites fleurs blanches pleines de nectar apparaissent.
Spécifications
- Plant Name: Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Cool/Warm-Season Hardy Perennial (Zone 4–9)
- Color: Bright light green foliage with small white-to-pale-pink summer flowers
- Plant Characteristics: Bushy clumping habit (18–24 inches / 45–60 cm), scalloped aromatic leaves, intense lemon-citrus fragrance, high essential oil content
- Suitable Space: Herb gardens, kitchen plots, companion rows, pollinator borders, patio containers
- Season: Spring through Autumn (Perennial)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Start indoors late March to April in cell trays 6 to 8 weeks before the last spring frost (surface sow or lightly cover, as seeds require light to germinate); or direct sow outdoors late May once soil has warmed.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade (appreciates light afternoon shade in hot mid-summer weather)
- Watering Needs: Moderate (drought-tolerant once established; prefers well-draining soil)
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