Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A pleasant lemon-like aroma and flavour, they are used mainly as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods.; A lemon-flavoured tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves.; A bunch of the leaves can be added to china tea, much improving the flavour, the leaves are also added to fruit cups etc.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste places and derelict land near human habitations. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)