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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:23:12 -0700, Billy Rose wrote:
Anybody grow lemon balm before? Did yours have some pink leaves and
stems that were pink at their base? Did the lemon balm have a distinct
lemon flavor when it was small?


Pinkish when stressed. Lemon flavor more pronounced when growing a bit
on the dry side. Quite invasive. I used to plant it under the hose bibb
so it'd get stepped on regularly -- kept it in check a bit. g

Kay

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