A DELICIOUS ORANGE SCENT WHEN BRUSHED AGAINST OR CRUSHED, BEAUTIFUL SPILLING FROM A HANGING BASKET OR COVERING INACCESIBLE AREAS LIKE SLOPES.

This would make great caffeine-free teas but think of the possibilities in the kitchen! Mandarina would give an orange twist to stir fry chicken, fruit salad, cake, sugars, syrups, drinks and more!

Mandarina Orange Balm grows with a trailing habit, so it makes a beautiful “spiller” in hanging baskets and raised garden beds.

Scientific Name: Melissa officinalis
Habits: Trailing
Height: 30cm – 35cm
Width: 35cm – 45cm

Foliage possesses a distinctive orange-mandarin scent when crushed.

Can be used as a groundcover, or as a trailing component in mixed containers.

Leaves used in teas with a wide range of medicinal properties.

Useful to cover slopes and inaccessible areas.

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Grow Notes
Prefers full to part sun in moist, well-draining soil.

Sow
Start them a few months into Winter and into Spring. Barely cover the tiny seeds to 3mm. Use a sterilized potting soil and keep watering to an absolute minimum – just enough to keep the medium from drying out.

Germination
7-14 days at 19-21°C

Maturity
60-70 days.