| Lemon Bee Balm | |
| Lemon Mint | |
| Horsemint | |
| Lemon Balm | |
| Lemon Beebalm | |
| Plains Horsemint | |
| Purple Horsemint | |
| Lemon Bergamot | |
| Beebalm | |
| Lemon Horsemint |
| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 2 |
| Leaves: | Glaucous |
| Flowers: | Blooms on old wood Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | White: antrk eneoteLhwt p v odii |
| Flower Time: | Fall Winter Other |
| Suitable Locations: | Topiary |
| Uses: | Water gardens Vegetable Salad greens Dried Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Squirrels |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature Suitable for wintersowing Start indoors: l-rietls Reo.n ia l freeldlooksr onyedaiss e f g.pol yaseRasli |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Cane Layering |
| Pollinators: | Wasps |
| Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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