How to Grow and Care for Melissa

Melissa requires minimal care, making it ideal for beginners. It thrives in well-drained soil and needs moderate watering, ensuring the soil is never waterlogged. A special care point is to place melissa in a spot where it gets partial to full sunlight. Regular pruning helps maintain its shape and encourages healthy growth.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun

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Planting and Growing Melissa

Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Partial sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	6-7.5
Hardiness Zones	4-8

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Types of Melissa

Lemon balm

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is an herbaceous perennial famous for its essential oils and mild scent. Its oils and extracts are widely used in perfume and beauty products, as well as household cleaning products. Lemon balm can be cultivated as an ornamental plant that also attracts honeybees. It has been grown and cultivated by humans since at least the 16th century.

Small-flowered melissa

Small-flowered melissa is a fragrant, flowering plant with a bushy habit and erect stems. It features oval, serrated leaves and clusters of small, white or pale lavender blossoms that attract pollinators. Thriving in sunlit, well-drained habitats, small-flowered melissa is favored for its essential oils and for drawing beneficial wildlife to gardens.

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