New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Lemon Verbena |
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Verveine Odorante |
| Aloysia citrodora | Accepted |
| Verbena citrodora | Synonym |
| Aloysia triphylla | Synonym |
| Verbena triphylla | Synonym |
| Verbena fragrans | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2 feet |
| Flowers: | Fragrant |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Uses: | Culinary Herb |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Posted by mom2goldens (Carmel, IN - Zone 5b) on Sep 19, 2014 7:07 PM I think this is the most fragrant of the "lemon scented" plants. This year, with a cool/rainy summer in partial shade, my lemon verbena grew into a shrub-sized plant. I highly recommend using this plant in cooking: It makes a wonderful jelly, simple syrup, Ice cream, and flavored sugar. Dry the leaves for a wonderful addition to your potpourri. Definitely worth growing for its wonderful aroma. |
| Posted by vic (North Carolina) on Oct 3, 2011 2:56 PM This is extremely fragrant and can be used in tea. It can also be used in sachets and as potpourri. Place the pot where the fragrance will be enjoyed. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on May 8, 2013 2:37 PM This is a marginal Zone 8 plant. I have never had it survive the winter, even when giving it winter protection. It is well worth growing, very fragrant. I treat it as an annual, and replant every year. It gets to be a fair sized plant in one season. [ Reply to this comment | |
| lovesblooms | On February 26, 2020 | Seeds sown indoors, heat, lights |
| lovesblooms | On March 3, 2018 | Seeds sown indoors |
| tabbycat | On March 15, 2021 | Miscellaneous Event All new leaves & looking good about 18" tall x 12" across. |
| tabbycat | On February 25, 2021 | Potted up Trimmed sharply & potted in a gal. pot with fertilizer & new soil |
| tabbycat | On January 1, 2021 | Miscellaneous Event I have my largest in gal. pot & 2 other young 6" plants that made it . |
| tabbycat | On May 15, 2020 | Cuttings took I have 2 planted 6-21-20 growing in bathroom sunlight. |
| tabbycat | On April 22, 2020 | Maintenance performed Trimmed back to 6" branches to get bushier. Put 4 cuttings in water to root. Plant is 16" tall x 12" wide. |
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