LEMON BALM AB
Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm is an aromatic perennial plant measuring 60 cm in height, very melliferous thanks to its flowers very rich in nectar. The white flowers appear between June and August .
Its leaves give off a strong lemony scent. In cooking, it can be harvested as needed to add it to fish dishes, salads or even dishes in sauce .
It is full of medicinal properties : it is used in infusion , herbal tea or summer drink for its properties: calming , antispasmodic , stomachic , carminative , sudorific , in friction it calms irritations due to insect bites .
Lemon balm seedlings
Sowing: from February to April in a nursery for transplanting in the fall. Sowing in place at the end of spring, in fresh, well -drained soil , in partial shade . Lemon balm does not like drought or excess humidity.
Cut back after harvest to produce new shoots.
