Lemon Verbena
herb
Intensely lemon-scented shrubby herb. Bring indoors before frost in zones 7 and below. Drops leaves in late fall but re-leafs reliably in spring. Excellent for teas and desserts.
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–11
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Loam, sandy
- pH
- Neutral
- Spacing
- 24 in. between plants
- Space needed
- A 2×2 ft block of the bed
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Good companions
Recommended varieties
- Common Lemon Verbenastart
Aloysia citrodora — the standard culinary herb.
Add Lemon Verbena to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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