Lemon Verbena - Our Plants - Kaw Valley Greenhouses

Lemon Verbena

Aloysia triphylla

 

 

  • The best lemon scent!
  • Use fresh or dried
  • Many uses

Details

Lemon verbena, sometimes called vervain, is generally acknowledged to be the most strongly scented and intense of the lemon scented plants. The scent has moved writers to poetry and prose in an effort to describe its essence, which is both crisp and relaxing at the same time. Leaves and flowering tops are used in tea infusions, either fresh or dried. Because of its scent, lemon verbena is used in making perfumes and toilet water, as well as a flavoring in baking, jelly and preserving. The flavor of lemon verbena has been likened to a cross between licorice and camphor, and it is widely used as an herbal flavoring to replace oregano, particularly in fish and poultry dishes.

 

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Type:

Annual

Herb

Sun/Shade:

Full Sun to Part Sun

Hardiness Zone:

Not hardy

Height:

24-36 inches

Spread:

18-24 inches

Benefits:

Fragrant

 
 
 
 

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