Bee Balm Lemon Mint

25 Seeds+

🌸 Bee Balm Lemon Mint Edible Flower Seeds
Monarda citriodora

A pollinator’s paradise 🐝🦋 and a chef’s aromatic delight 👨🍳🌿. Bee Balm Lemon Mint dazzles with lavender-purple blooms stacked in whorls, releasing a bright lemony-mint fragrance 🍋🌱. Long treasured by Indigenous peoples and herbalists, this hardy annual doubles as a culinary flower and a natural garden companion — bringing color, fragrance, and nonstop pollinator activity to your space.

👅 Flavor Profile:
Bright lemon 🍋, cooling mint 🌱, and subtle oregano-like spice 🌶️.

🍴 Culinary Uses:

🥗 Scatter petals over salads for citrusy zing
🍸 Infuse flowers in cocktails, syrups, or teas for lemon-mint notes
🥖 Flavor breads, butters, and herbal spreads with crushed blooms
🧁 Use as edible decoration for cakes & desserts
🍲 Add leaves & petals to soups or marinades for herbal brightness

👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
Bee Balm Lemon Mint is the edible flower that works double-time 🌸👨🍳✨. Its lavender blooms are plate-ready garnishes, while the petals and leaves carry a lemon-mint punch chefs love in teas, cocktails, and condiments. Beautiful, aromatic, and versatile — the perfect floral accent for modern kitchens and mixology.

🌱 Growing Notes:

🪴 Annual herb, 24–30” tall, branching with stacked whorled flowers
🌼 Blooms lavender-purple with striking layered form
⏱ Flowers mid-summer to frost, long bloom season
🐝 Bee, butterfly, and hummingbird magnet
🌞 Thrives in full sun, tolerates dry soil once established

✨ Quick Facts:

• Latin Name: Monarda citriodora

• Habit: Annual, 24–30” tall

• Flavor: Lemon-mint with herbal spice

• Culinary Uses: Teas, cocktails, salads, desserts, breads, marinades

• Companion Planting: Attracts pollinators, deters pests, aromatic herb for mixed beds