Lemon Balm Seeds

Grow Lemon Balm for a leafy, branching herb plant that suits a generous container or a well-drained garden bed. This raw Melissa officinalis seed has no named cultivar or series verified for the product.

Ready to grow and manage your own lemon balm? Follow our step-by-step Lemon Balm Grow Guide for fine-seed sowing, germination, transplanting, containment and leaf-harvest advice.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Spreading, branching herbaceous perennial
• Scientific Name: Melissa officinalis
• Seed Form: Raw seed; treatment status is not declared
• General Sowing Time: Spring or early autumn where conditions are mild; use the regional guide
• Position: Sun to partial shade; afternoon shade helps in very hot, dry gardens
• Sow Depth: Surface sow and press in; no cover or a translucent dusting, no deeper than 1 mm
• Germination Light: Light is needed; do not bury the fine seed
• Germination: Usually 14–21 days at 18–21°C; keep a sound tray for up to 28 days
• Pretreatment: No routine soaking, scarification or stratification for fresh purchased seed
• Transplanting: Pot on at two to three true-leaf pairs; harden for seven days before planting out
• Spacing: 40–50 cm for a long-term garden clump; packet minimum 30 cm
• Intensive Leaf Rows: 20–30 cm in-row with 50–75 cm between rows for access and airflow
• Height: About 40–60 cm
• Leaf Harvest: Pick lightly once established; supplier first-harvest window 90–150 days

Why Grow Lemon Balm

• The leafy perennial can be kept in a large pot or managed as a garden clump.
• Regular tip harvest encourages branching and fresh regrowth.
• Containers, edging and early deadheading help prevent unwanted spread.
• The leaves are commonly used as a culinary herb and in teas.

Garden Uses

Use Lemon Balm in a contained herb bed or a generous container where regular leaf picking and pruning are easy.

Growing Notes

• Pre-moisten a fine, clean, free-draining seed mix before surface sowing.
• Keep the seed zone evenly moist and in bright indirect light at 18–21°C.
• Water regularly after planting, but correct saturated soil before feeding.
• Cut flower stems before seed ripens and cut back after flowering for fresh growth.
• Never eat sowing seed, and follow the current packet or lot warning.

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