
Melissa officinalis, Lemon Balm
Grow your own Lemon Balm with this high quality seed from Jekka’s! There are approximately 160 herb seeds per packet, all are untreated and can be used to grow organic herb plants. Although lemon balm comes in a number of varieties, Melissa offinalis is the medicinal herb variety. It can also be used in cooking.
It is a Hardy herbaceous perennial, growing up to 75cm tall, with an average spread of 45cm. It produces clusters of small pale creamy flowers. It is famous for its Lemon scented, oval, toothed, textured, green leaves. Due to its naturally strong growth pattern, HIPPIE recommend growing these seeds in pots.
“One of our three core roots is that we are Environmentally Conscious and for the past 30 years all the herbs grown at Jekka’s have been raised following sustainable, environmentally friendly and organic approaches resulting in a remarkable biodiversity at the herb farm.
Our herb seeds are also untreated and can be used to grow organic herb plants. Our seeds are hand packed into gassine bags, which are fully recyclable, compostable and biodegradable. These bags are then put into beautifully illustrated paper seed packets. Therefore, our environmental footprint is small.“ - Jekka’s