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ddamerjian Joined: 7/30/2007 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 36	Posted: May/02/2009 7:04 AM PST Not sure how we got this into the garden, but a few years now and absolutely pleasant strong scent (like an herb) that I dont know how to describe. At first thought it was an annual but now this year it has come up strongly in a few large clumps from existing roots I think so I am thinking that it is a perennial, please confirm. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

yardgranny6 Joined: 7/05/2007 Location: Posts: 4556 Moderator	Posted: May/02/2009 11:16 AM PST Did it have a minty scent? That is what is looks like to me. Quote \| Reply \| Report

ddamerjian Joined: 7/30/2007 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 36	Posted: May/02/2009 12:53 PM PST I am not good at describing scents, but it is very strong and very pleasant. It's not mint, at least not the kind of mint that I am aware of. Quote \| Reply \| Report

CountryKitty Joined: 12/30/2007 Location: SW KY/zone 6 Posts: 294	Posted: May/02/2009 1:48 PM PST Hmmmm...it LOOKS like lemon balm, but that has a distinctly lemon-y smell to it. Quote \| Reply \| Report

aimee Joined: 6/21/2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 847	Posted: May/02/2009 9:38 PM PST I would guess lemon balm too, which is a close relative of mint. Does it smell like Pledge furniture polish? If so, it's a perennial, and will continue to come up everywhere, just like mint. Quote \| Reply \| Report

ddamerjian Joined: 7/30/2007 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 36	Posted: May/03/2009 7:27 PM PST Lemon Balm, thats definately it. Thanks much! Quote \| Reply \| Report

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