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Lemon Verbena
Lemon Verbena




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About Lemon Verbena

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

Argentina, Chile

Types

Aloysia arequipensis,Aloysia brasiliensis,Aloysia barbata

Number of Varieties

30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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Habitat

Roadsides, Scrubs

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Brownish Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Thorns

15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

6% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Febrifuge

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Repellent, Used as an insecticide

Used As Indoor Plant

36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOYSIA triphylla

Common Name

Lemon Verbena, Lemon beebrush

In Hindi

Lemon Verbena

In German

Lemon Verbena

In French

Aloysia

In Spanish

Aloysia triphylla

In Greek

Lemon Verbena

In Portuguese

Aloysia triphylla

In Polish

Lemon Verbena

In Latin

Lemon Verbena

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Verbenaceae

Genus

Aloysia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

7
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Properties of Lemon Verbena

Want to know the properties of Lemon Verbena? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Lemon Verbena is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Lemon Verbena Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Antispasmodic and Febrifuge

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Lemon Verbena Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Lemon Verbena. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Lemon Verbena physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lance shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Lemon Verbena

Taking Lemon Verbena Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Lemon Verbena include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Lemon Verbena

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Lemon Verbena is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Lemon Verbena is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are 30 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Aloysia arequipensis,Aloysia brasiliensis,Aloysia barbata. This plant's habitat is Roadsides and Scrubs and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.