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?
- Billy Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)
Billy Rose expounded:
I'll go out and look at it in the morning. Lemon balm is the herb of the year for the Herb Society of America. Here's some info til then
Billy Yes I grow Lemon Balm, or rather, it grows itself. It's been over 10 years since I actually planted it, and it comes up someplace in the garden every year.
I have never seen any pink on it at all, not on leaves nor stems. Yes, it has a lemon flavor, but mostly a very distinct lemon odor when the leaves are crushed (even when it's just a tiny seedling) That's the way I identify it early on. Very pleasant and fresh scent.
Emilie
Honest, I try only to feed my cute little tree rats. It must be spring because they are chasing each other up and down the cable TV wire and up and down the poles. Something must have happened to my chosen little tree rat. I put out a walnut every morning for her/him but after a couple of years my tree rat stopped coming, about two months ago. He/she would always come before 8 o'clock AM. Now the nut just sits there sometimes until the afternoon. I can't help but wonder what ever happened to my little squirrel. They are so cute.
- Billy Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)
Very odd. I have three unidentified mints from last year. Why they came up this year, I have no idea. On the other hand I have three lemon balm grown from seed this year which have the same lower pink leaves and lower pink stalks, but, as yet, no lemon perfume.
Hopefully the parfum will arrive tout a suite.
- Billy Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)
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.
Kay
I had a variegated one at one time - that was green and cream though. I managed to kill it off though C
Billy Rose wrote in news:rosefam-209C79.18231211062007 @cor8-ppp5025.per.dsl.connect.net.au:
No.
Yes.
Billy Rose wrote in news:rosefam- snipped-for-privacy@cor8-ppp5025.per.dsl.connect.net.au:
And they have square stems, right?
Did you have a lot of mints planted close together last year? You might have a hybrid.
Cheryl Isaak wrote in news:C293EDCE.6A15B% snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net:
I've only seen variegated Pineapple Mint. I'd love to find a vari Lemon Mint.
OK, OK, I get the drift. I'm already battling spear and pepper mint. During tis time of the year, I use the to flavor the pitcher of cold water in the fridge. I put in a big wad and it flavors the water for about 3 days before it loses its' freshness.
I can see that it would be best to re-pot what I've planted and decide later, what our relationship is going to be.
Thanks for the heads up.
- Billy Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)
In article , FragileWarrior >> years since I actually planted it, and it comes up someplace in the
My bad. The ones from this year are rounder than the mint from last year (narrower, more spear-tip type of thing) but they both show the pink leaves and lower stalks. Both were grown in potting soil for germination although last year's are in normal potting soil now. Yeah, square stem and serrated margins on the leaves. I'll see if I still have the seed package and read what it says. I'm going to re-pot what I've planted until I make-up my mind about how I feel about them (this year's lemon balm).
- Billy Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)
Lemon Balm is the Kudzu of the herb world, after planting a cute little
4" pot of it the m> Billy Rose wrote in news:rosefam-209C79.18231211062007Billy Rose dropped this turd news:rosefam- snipped-for-privacy@cor8-ppp5025.per.dsl.connect.net.au: in rec.gardens
Well, I planted it once. It got huge and I don't recall pink leaves so much as the invasive nature of it. It had very lemony aroma and I liked it but it took over the garden so I gave it to the neighbor. She has a big space and let it grow. I'll take a look at it next time I'm over there and check out the pink.
Michael
Billy Rose expounded:
Sorry to get back to this so late. Yes, some pink leaves, but not on all the seedlings, and yes, there is a distinct lemon flavor. These seedlings all had three to four sets of leaves, or fewer.
Well that's a start. Thanks for looking. Mine taste like a weed. Just a plain, simple, nondescript weed. I wonder what the heck I planted and why? Thanks again.
- Billy Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)
Billy Rose wrote in news:rosefam- snipped-for-privacy@cor8-ppp5025.per.dsl.connect.net.au:
Cockscomb has red stalks and the bottom leaves are a bit pinkish.
In article , FragileWarrior
Judging by the tone and content of some of your recent posts, I suspect Jimson Weed.
Or maybe it's just something else.
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