Lemon Mint, Bee Balm Seed
Lemon MintBee Balm Seed
- Citrus-scented native blooms with edible leaves and flowers
- Lavender flower clusters rise on upright four-foot stems
- Handles lean soil and attracts diverse beneficial pollinators
- Use fresh blossoms for garnishes, tea, or bouquets
Key Attributes
About Lemon Mint, Bee Balm Seed, Bee Balm Seed
Lemon Mint Bee Balm grow beautiful lavender blooms that make wonderful cut flowers. Citrus scented blooms offer fragrance and beauty. The blooms and leaves are both edible. Native to the U.S. Also known as lemon bee balm, purple horsemint, and lemon mint. If grown in a pollinator garden Lemon Mint will attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Growing details
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Pests & Diseases
Powdery mildew is bee balm’s most frequent disease; rust, southern blight, and root rot may also occur. White leaf coating, orange pustules, stem-base decay, or sudden wilting are warning signs. Choose mildew-resistant varieties, provide sun and airflow, divide crowded clumps, water at soil level, and remove infected debris in fall.
Spider mites bronze bee balm leaves during hot, dry weather; aphids cluster on tips, stalk borers hollow stems, and thrips feed within flowers. Remove wilted stems below borer damage, rinse aphids away, and improve moisture management. Check blooms before bringing cut stems indoors.
Native States & Regions
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
Native regions: Hot Desert, Southeast, South Central, Southwest
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Lemon Mint Bee Balm brings nectar-bearing flower clusters to sunny, open plantings. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds visit the blooms, adding activity during its flowering season. As an annual or short-lived plant, it can help fill gaps between longer-lived native perennials. Allowing a portion of the flowers to set seed helps maintain that seasonal role where self-sowing is appropriate.
Lemon Mint Bee Balm Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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