FREE: Lemon Mint - 20 seeds

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Lemon Mint

Common name: Lemon Mint

Scientific name: Monarda citriodora

Family: Lamiaceae

Uses: Decorative, culinary, medicinal.For drying. For fragrances and pot-pourris. For tea. Lemon mint is said to have some medicinal properties.

Description: Smooth lemon scented mid-green leaves. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate to oblong and about 2 inches long. They are awn tipped with remotely serrate to nearly entire margins

Plant type: Annual

Hardiness: Hardiness zone 5-9

Height: 16-24 inches

Width: varies, spreading rapidly

Light:

Soil: rich, moist well drained soil with a pH of 6.0-7.0

Pests: Spider mites, looper, flea beetle, root borers, grasshopper, cutworm, root weevils, and aphids

Disease: verticillium wilt, mint rust and mint anthracnose

Cultivation: Can be sown from seed in flats or in the ground directly.

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