Lemon Balm Starter Plant - Fresh Lemon-Scented Herb Melissa officinalis for Garden & Kitchen

Overview

Our Lemon Balm starter plant (Melissa officinalis) offers a fresh lemon scent and versatile uses, ideal for culinary dishes and soothing teas. This healthy, potted plant is ready to grow indoors or outdoors, making it a great addition to any garden or kitchen space.

Key Features

• Fast-growing and suitable for beginners
• Leaves with a delicious lemon aroma perfect for teas and cooking
• Attracts beneficial pollinators to your garden
• Can thrive indoors or outdoors
• Low maintenance with drought tolerance
• Excellent for companion planting

Growing Information

Lemon Balm prefers full sun to partial shade and grows best in well-draining, loamy soil. Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry between waterings. It has a spreading, bushy growth habit and is hardy in zones 3 through 9. The plant is provided as a potted starter, approximately 6 inches tall.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.