Pitiona Oaxaca Lemon Verbena - One Green World https://onegreenworld.com/product-category/herbs-spices-teas/lemon-verbena/ Unique Plants, Shrubs and Trees Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:32:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://onegreenworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-ogwFavicon-1-1-32x32.png Pitiona Oaxaca Lemon Verbena - One Green World https://onegreenworld.com/product-category/herbs-spices-teas/lemon-verbena/ 32 32 Lemon Verbena https://onegreenworld.com/product/lemon-verbena/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lemon-verbena Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:42:42 +0000 https://onegreenworld.com/product/lemon-verbena/ Lemon Verbena, also called Lemon Beebrush is native to Western South America and is prized for its intense lemon fragrance. It is a multi-functional culinary herb used to flavor meat dishes, yogurts, salad dressings, sorbets or really anything you want the taste of lemon in.

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Lemon Verbena, also called Lemon Beebrush is native to Western South America and is prized for its intense lemon fragrance. It is a multi-functional culinary herb used to flavor meat dishes, yogurts, salad dressings, sorbets or really anything you want the taste of lemon in. It also makes a wonderful and aromatic tea. Lemon Verbena will begin to defoliate at temperatures below freezing but its wood is said to be hardy to 14ºF. If your winters are too harsh to grow it outdoors it can be grown as a potted plant and brought indoors during the freezing months.

Latin Name: Aloysia citrodora
Site and Soil: 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: Self-rooted
Pollination Requirements: N/A
Hardiness: Plants are deciduous below 32° F but wood is hardy to 14° F
Size at Maturity: 10-15 ft. in height
Pests & Diseases: N/A
USDA Zone: 8

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]]> Pitiona Oaxaca Lemon Verbena https://onegreenworld.com/product/pitiona-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pitiona-2 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:06:37 +0000 https://onegreenworld.com/product/pitiona-2/ This Mexican native forms an attractive, evergreen, small shrub growing to about 5 ft. in height. Pitiona- Oaxaca Lemon Verbena is prized for its beautiful white, pink and lavender flowers and its mint and lemon scented, aromatic foliage, which is very popular for flavoring Mexican food such as mole and other sauces. Pitiona- Oaxaca Lemon Verbena likes half-day to full sun and is very drought resistant. In the Northwest and other northern regions Pitonia should be grown in containers and protected from frost.

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]]> This Mexican native forms an attractive, evergreen, small shrub growing to about 5 ft. in height. Pitiona- Oaxaca Lemon Verbena is prized for its beautiful white, pink and lavender flowers and its mint and lemon scented, aromatic foliage, which is very popular for flavoring Mexican food such as mole and other sauces. Pitiona- Oaxaca Lemon Verbena likes half-day to full sun and is very drought resistant. In the Northwest and other northern regions Pitonia should be grown in containers and protected from frost.

Latin Name: Lippia alba
Site and Soil: In spring, summer and fall, keep your potted Pitiona in a location with 1/2 day to full sun. In the winter, place your plant in a well-lit room. Potting soil should be coarse and well-drained.
Pollination Requirements: None needed
Hardiness: Should be hardy to 15º F.
Leaf Type: Evergreen
Flower Color: Pink and lavender
Taste: Mint and lemon scent
Size at Maturity: 4-5 ft. in height
Pests & Diseases: We have not noticed any pest or disease damage to our plants.
USDA Zone: 8b

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