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unknown plant 2nd attempt

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 Managed at long last to download pictures - hopefully someone might know what this is

Many thanks in advance

 

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  • Looks like oragano or marjoram maybe

  •  It may be Lemon balm if you rub a leaf and it smells of lemon.

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/11040/i-Melissa-officinalis-i/Details

     

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  • I agree it does look like Lemon balm.

  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    If the plant is lemon balm would not the OP have mentioned it smelled of lemon? It is very distinctive. Same goes for any other herb. I agree it is a herb.
  • It looks like lemon balm to me - check the stem - lemon balm has a square stem which is typical of members of the lamium family.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Thanks all, yes I should of mentioned the very strong sweet smell of lemon - took me so long to work out how to add the pictures I forgot to mention it image

  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,697
    Lemon balm self seeds very freely so you could end up with a lot more of the things.
  • I've got one of those plants I think it's a salvia but I've lost the tag
  • I am pretty sure it is lemon balm.

    It looks if the tired top need cutting back but there looks to be some basal shoots that will give you the lovely lemon smell, perhaps even through the winter . It will make strong new growth in  Spring.

    Its a bit of a thug but if there is a demand from the kitchen….

  • edeneden Posts: 2

    My first thought was also Lemon balm - it does smell wonderful but I've never found enough uses for that quantity. Easily enough contained in a pot if you don't need that much either and want to use the bed for something else.

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