Lemon Verbena
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 15 feet |
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| Spread | 15 feet |
A woody shrub, producing shiny, lanceolate green leaves with a strong aroma and taste of lemon; used for culinary purposes; grows quite large in frost free areas; subtle, fragrant white flower spikes appear from mid-summer to fall; great along walkways
Additional Information
| Colour | white |
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| Effect | Subtle |
| Form | Bell |
| Fragrance | High |
| Hold | End |
| Period | from mid summer to early fall |
| Value | Medium |
| Inflorescence | Spike |
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| Evergreen Deciduous | Evergreen |
| Detail | Fragrant |
| Shape | Narrow |
| Summer Colour | lawn green |
| Colour | tan |
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| Component | Leaves |
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| Harvest Descriptor | Anytime |
| Harvest Period | From late spring to early fall |
| Scent | Fragrant |
| Shape | Narrow |
| Taste | Zesty |
| Use | Baking, Cooking, Preserves, Raw, Seasoning, Tea |
| Colour | light green |
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| Hardiness Zone | (annual) |
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| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Plant Form | upright spreading |
| Plant Origin | import |
| Wildlife Attraction | bees, butterflies |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Container, Garden, Massing, Screening |
| Maintenance | medium |
| Pollution Tolerance | medium |
| Growth Rate | fast |
| Branching | multi-stemmed |
| Canopy | low |
| Family | Verbena |
| Genus | Aloysia |
| Other Species Names | Lemon Beebrush, Aloysia triphylla, Lippia |
| Species | citriodora |
| Lifespan | 30 |
| Pruning | prune after flowering |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Texture | medium fine |
