All Gold Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis 'All Gold'
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Lamiaceae
Plant Description: Spreading herbaceous perennial. Lemon balm can be aggressive as it spreads in your garden if provided with an abundance of water. Planting this herb in a low water use garden will help to control it. The lemony scented foliage has many medicinal and culinary qualities. This cultivar is loved for its chartreuse-yellow color which brightens the garden. For a more bushy plant pinch back leggy growth.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Perennial - Herbaceous
Plant Care: Perennial - Herbaceous (soft-stemmed plants that die back in winter and regrow in spring): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. Some plants tend to flop over after the first bloom and attempt to regrow from the base; in these cases, the old stems can be cut away in summer. As plants become dormant in the fall, remove dead leaves and stems.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 12-18" tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: No
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: Yes
Foliage Colors: Chartreuse, Light Green
Bloom Colors: Cream
Bloom Seasons: Summer
Bloom Period: Jul - Aug
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Yes
Garden Location:
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Design Path
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