lemon balm

I bought this plant because I love the smell when I pinch the leaves, mmmm, so fragrant. When I decided to share this photo for my journal entry for last Saturday, I looked up Lemon Balm up online and found the following great info on the website Bonnie's Plants: 

"The green leaves of lemon balm have the scent of lemon with a hint of mint, with leaves that look like oversized mint—no surprise, since lemon balm is part of the mint family. Lemon balm can grow 24 to 36 inches tall and makes a nice green clump of medium-textured leaves among the other herbs and flowers in your garden. The plant looks best when it is cut back periodically, so plan to use lots of fresh, flavorful leaves to brew tea, flavor fruit or green salad, and season fish. Be sure to include stems in bouquets of summer flowers.

Like many other herbs, lemon balm can lose its flavor in cooking, so add it near the end of the cooking process. The fresh lemon fragrance and flavor go nicely with both chicken and fish dishes, as well as fruit and fruit juice drinks. Create your own herbal tea by cutting a few stems of lemon balm (plus any other appealing herbs), putting them in a pitcher, pour boiling water over them, and allow them to steep for about 15 minutes. Enjoy your tea hot or over ice." 
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I just added some to my ice tea! 
Since we have generally hot, sunny weather with a brief rainstorm most every day this time of year, the lemon balm has grown leaps & bounds in my garden. I think it's so pretty and it makes me smile to see it (and pick some!)
❤ happy day to you.