Lemon Mint offers clusters of pretty lavender-pink blooms that are highly attractive to hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. When the leaves of Lemon Mint are crushed, they give off a distinctive citrus or lemony scent. The blooms and leaves of Lemon Mint are edible. The blooms are and edible and used to garnish desserts and drinks while the leaves are used to flavor salads, cooked foods, and tea. The vigorous blooms of Lemon Mint add a wildflower look and spicy citrus scent to bouquets. Lemon Mint blooms from spring into late summer. Often late in the season the scent is described as resembling oregano more than lemon. Botanical Name: Monarda Citriodora Life Cycle: Annual Light Requirement: Full Sun/Partial Shade Planting Season: Spring Plant Type: Tall Green Stems with Stacks of Purple Blooms and Distinct Citrus Scent Features: Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Drought Tolerant, Easy to Grow Maintain, Container Garden Color: Purple Blooms: Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall Plant Height: 24-30 inches Days to Maturity: 85 Days Plant Spacing: 3 inches Planting Depth: 1/16 inch Sowing Method: Start Indoors, Direct Sow Cold Stratification: Yes Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Buy Seeds Online Organic Seeds Heirloom Seeds Non-GMO Seeds Vegetable Seeds Flower Seeds Herb Seeds Fruit Seeds Garden Seeds Seed Starter Kits Rare Seeds Bulk Seeds Indoor Gardening Seeds Seed Catalog Seed Packs for Sale Sustainable Seeds Greenhouse Seeds Seed Suppliers Planting Seeds Home Garden Seeds