Dracocephalum moldavica - Moldavian dragonhead

Moldavian dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica), also called Moldavian balm, is a lemon-scented annual herb native to dry hills, stony riverbanks and valleys from eastern Europe to eastern Asia.¹ Its leaves make a lemon-scented tea and its young shoots are also eaten, while its essential oil, a source of citral, is used in scent-making.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Perfume¹

Type

• Herb
• Annual

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.3

Footnotes

1. Dracocephalum moldavica | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²