Billy Rose <rosefam@sonic.net> expounded: Anybody grow lemon balm before? Did yours have some pink leaves and stems that were pink at their base? Did the lemon balm have a distinct lemon flavor when it was small? I'll go out and look at it in the morning. Lemon balm is the herb of the year for the Herb Society of America. Here's some info til then http://herbsociety.org/lemonbalm/index