3 Lemon Verbena AB plants

Welcome these lemon verbena perennials into your garden: create your own oasis of intoxicating lemongrass scents and enjoy the benefits and delicious flavors of lemon verbena in your infusions and herbal teas!

Easy to grow, this deciduous perennial can reach 2 m in height, forming a small shrub with lanceolate, rough leaves. Particularly fragrant, they add an aromatic touch to your garden or balcony.

How do I grow Lemon Verbena?

Lemon verbena is planted in spring, from April to May, in the open ground after the last frosts in mild climates, or in large pots in colder climates.

Choose a sunny position and favour light, fresh, rich soil. Add well-decomposed compost or potting soil to the planting holes, then prick out the plants at least 70 cm apart in all directions and water abundantly after planting.

Remove the terminal part of the stems in summer, to prevent inflorescence development and encourage foliage growth.

Cut back the stems in February to maintain a full growth habit, and mulch generously to protect the roots from the cold. A deciduous perennial, lemon verbena's foliage disappears in winter before reappearing in spring.

When to prune lemon verbena?

Lemon verbena is first pruned in summer, in June. Cut off the terminal end of the stems to prevent inflorescence development and encourage foliage growth.

Prune shorter in winter, in February, to leave a height of 15 to 20 cm.

How do I take lemon verbena cuttings?

Take lemon verbena cuttings at the end of summer to multiply your plants easily:

• fill a planter, pot or cups with a mixture of potting soil and sand;
• remove about 10 cm of the terminal part of the stems;
• remove the leaves from the lower half of each stem;
• plant the cuttings, up to the first leaves, 5 cm apart;
• press the soil firmly around the cuttings;
• water;
• shelter the cuttings in a bright spot;
• the following spring, transplant the cuttings into individual pots before planting them in the open ground or in a larger pot.

When to harvest and how to store lemon verbena?

Lemon verbena leaves, with their many benefits, can be harvested twice a year. The first, best-quality harvest takes place in June. A second harvest is possible around August and September.

For optimum storage of lemon verbena leaves:

• place harvested stems on a sieve or cloth, or hang bunches, in a well-ventilated room;
• wait several weeks until the leaves are completely dry and crumbly;
• detach the leaves from the stems;
• place in an airtight jar and store away from heat and light.

The leaves, fresh or dried, are generally consumed as an infusion or herbal tea.

Lemon verbena: benefits

Lemon verbena leaves, rich in essential oil, have digestive, stomachic, anti-inflammatory, antineuralgic and analgesic properties, particularly for fevers, coughs, flu and colds.

This plant also has calming and slightly sedative properties. An antidepressant, it relieves sleep disorders in depressive and melancholic people.

Shipping and delivery of Lemon Verbena plants

• Orders are dispatched Monday to Thursday.
• Shipment to mainland France only.
• Shipping cartons designed for optimal plant protection.
• Free shipping does not apply to plants.