Quedlinburger Niederliegende is higher in essential-oil content than other lemon balms. The list of reasons to love and grow lemon balm is endless – it has culinary, cosmetic and medicinal values, and a beautiful lemon scent. The tongue-twister of a name hails from the town of Quedlinburg, which sits just north of the Harz mountains in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt region. Meanwhile, ‘Niederliegende’ can be translated from German as ‘procumbent’, a botanical adjective meaning ‘growing along the ground without setting roots forth’. This easy-to-grow perennial belongs in every garden!    Details Open tab Latin name Melissa officinalis Name Lemon Balm Variety Quedlinburger Niederliegende Quantity 140 seeds Plant size Height 30 cm Width 40 cm Container size Height 25 cm Width 25 cm Companion plant Tomatoes, basils, chamomile, borage, mints, chives, parsley.