FREE: Mint, Lemon-25+ Seeds

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This is a herbaceous plant, it is a annual which can reach 61cm in height (24inches).

The flowers are irregular in shape and are up to (0.75 inches). They are purple. Blooms first appear in late spring and continue into mid summer.

Range: Native range centers around Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The species is known from California to South Carolina in widely scattered and has escaped flower gardens outside its range.

It was used as far back as the Middle Ages to reduce stress and anxiety, promote sleep, improve appetite, and ease pain and discomfort from indigestion (including gas and bloating as well as colic). Even before the Middle Ages, lemon balm was steeped in wine to lift the spirits, help heal wounds, and treat venomous insect bites and stings. Today, lemon balm is often combined with other calming, soothing herbs, such as valerian, chamomile, and hops, to help promote relaxation.

It is grown not only in herb gardens or to attract bees, but also in crops for medicine, cosmetics, and furniture polish manufacturing. The plant grows up to 2 feet in height, sometimes higher if not maintained. In the spring and summer, clusters of small, light yellow flowers grow where the leaves meet the stem. The leaves are very deeply wrinkled and range from dark green to yellowish green in color, depending on the soil and climate. If you rub your fingers on these leaves, your fingers will smell tart and sweet, like lemons.