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Mint - Vietnamese Lemon Mint (Elsholtzia ciliata) Vietnamese Lemon Balm Kinh Gioi Organic Herb

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Mint - Vietnamese Lemon Mint (Elsholtzia ciliata) Vietnamese Lemon Balm Kinh Gioi Organic Herb

Annual/Perennial in areas with mild winters

Height 18 to 24 in

Vietnamese Lemon Mint, also called Kinh Gioi and Vietnamese Balm, is a very unique herb; plants produce saw-edged or serrated, bright green leaves that are similar in scent and flavour to lemon verbena and lemongrass; young leaves are typically used in fish and chicken dishes, salads, soups and teas with fresh or dried leaves for medicinal uses.  Young leaves and tips can be harvested 30 days after transplanting.

This variety produces many branches. Very productive. Good variety for open field planting and container growing. Grown as a tender perennial in frost-free areas, and an annual herb elsewhere.

  • Full sun
  • Well draining moist soil
  • Start seeds inside before last frost date (or before expected transplanting date). Keep soil warm until emergence. Seeds will not germinate in cool soil and planting out too early may affect plant vigour.
  • Harden off plants carefully before transplanting.
  • Prepare fertile, well-drained soil.
  • Transplant in late spring/summer (soil temperatures at least above 60°F).
  • Keep soil moist.
  • Maturity: Approx. 70-80 days
  • Planting season: Late spring/summer
  • Harvest leaves and stem tips at as soon as 30 days after transplanting.
  • Seed Count: 20
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