NOTES: Inconspicuous white flowers, sometimes with a yellowish or pinkish tinge, bloom in the leaf axils throughout the summer and are attractive to bees.
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Lemon Balm
Genus species:
Melissa officinalis
Common Name:
Lemon Balm
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, the stems square, and foliage often aromatic; leaves opposite, simple; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, the corolla frequently 2-lipped; fruit splitting into 4 nutlets.
Seed Type:
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Nonnative
Category:
Wildflower
Flower Color:
White Yellow
CNC Habitat:
Herb Wall
Identified by:
J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.