Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9

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Perennial herb with a pleasing lemon taste and scent.  Its essential oil is an aromatherapy relaxant, though traditional medicine lists many indications for lemon balm tea as well.  Honey bees will seek out the white blossoms as an obvious favorite.  A close relative of mint, it doesn't share mints affinity for soggy soil, plant in well draining soil.