Species
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
Varieties
3 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon balmBSI-H802600 | — |
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| MandarinaBSI-H802620 | — |
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| Melissa officinalisBSI-FL92333 | — |
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Melissa officinalis is a herbaceous perennial with opposite, crinkled leaves that release a lemon scent when bruised. Melissa officinalis has heart-shaped leaves.
Flowers and foliage
Small pale flowers appear later above the leafy growth. Both rhizomes and self-seeding can extend its presence, so returning plants may arise from two different mechanisms rather than from one expanding clump alone.
Species and named seed references
Lemon Balm and Mandarina are separate catalogue references.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Melissa officinalis
- Common names
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- balm, bawm, bee herb, beebalm, chá-da-frança, chá-de-tabuleiro, cidreira, cidreira-verdadeira, cidrilha, citraria, citroenmelisse, citronmeliss, citronmelisse, citronmētra, common balm, erva-cidreira, erva-cidreira-verdadeira, erva-luísa, garden balm, gwenynddail, gwenynllys, gwenynllys cyffredin, gwenynlys, hjertensfryd, lemon balm, lemonbalm, llysiau'r gwenyn, medovka lekárska, meduňka lékařská, melissa, melissa lekarstvennaja, melissa-romana, melisse, melitéia, mélisse, mélisse officinale, sitronmelisse, sitruunamelissa, sweet balm, tea balm, toronjil, xiang feng hua, zitronen-melisse, zitronenmelisse
- Synonyms
- Faucibarba officinalis, Mutelia officinalis, Thymus melissa
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Melissa
- Species
- Melissa officinalis