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Lemon Balm 'Quedlinburger Niederliegende' Seeds

Strong lemon scent, selected for more essential oil

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Key benefits

  • Strong lemon scent, selected for more essential oil
  • Leaves for herbal tea, fruit salads, drinks and fish sauces
  • Low, spreading clump for pots and the front of a herb bed
  • Hardy perennial that regrows each spring
  • Packet of about 140 seeds with growing instructions

Quedlinburger Niederliegende is a German lemon balm selected for a higher essential-oil content, which means more scent and a stronger lemon flavour in every leaf. The soft, crinkled, bright green leaves make a fresh herbal tea, lift fruit salads and summer drinks, and suit sauces for fish. The name comes from the town of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt, and niederliegende means low-lying: Melissa officinalis 'Quedlinburger Niederliegende' forms a bushy, spreading clump that suits pots and the front of a herb bed, and bees visit its small white summer flowers.

Sowing and growing

  • Sow indoors March to May, or outdoors May to June.
  • Sow on the surface and barely cover; the seed needs light to germinate.
  • Germination takes 7 to 15 days at 15 to 20°C.
  • Full sun to partial shade, in moist but well-drained soil; it grows well in containers.
  • Forms a clump about 30 to 40 cm tall and 30 to 40 cm wide.
  • Pick leaves from about 8 weeks after sowing; small white flowers appear June to August. Leaves have the best flavour before flowering, so cut back after flowering for fresh growth.
  • Hardy perennial: dies back in winter, regrows each spring and self-seeds if left to flower.

What you receive: a packet of about 140 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

Explore our full range of herb and flower seeds, grow it alongside chamomile in the Herbal Teas seed collection, or browse more plants for bees and pollinators.

How to use

Pick young leaves as you need them and steep a handful in hot water for a lemony herbal tea, or add them to iced drinks, fruit salads and sorbets. The flavour fades with drying, so fresh leaves are best. Picking regularly also keeps the plant compact.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is lemon balm perennial?

Yes. Lemon balm is a hardy perennial that dies down in winter and comes back from the roots each spring. Plants stay productive for several years, and lifting and dividing an old clump every few springs keeps it vigorous.

Can I grow lemon balm in a pot?

It is ideal for a pot, which also stops it seeding around the garden. A 25 cm container of multipurpose compost with some grit holds one plant, in sun or partial shade. Keep it watered in summer and cut it back after flowering.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

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