What is Lemon Verbena?
It is an herb that has many uses which can be taken internally and is healing and refreshing. Its sweet, strongly lemon-flavored leaves blend well with most other tea herbs. Leaves enhance all drinks, salads, jellies, sauces, soups, fish or meat dishes and desserts which call for lemon as an ingredient or a garnish. In cooking, Use anywhere you want to add a lemony taste. Lemon Verbena makes tasty tea both by itself and in combination with other herbs. It can be steeped in milk and added to puddings, ice creams, sorbets or any baked goodies calling for milk. Ancient Greek mythology states that if you want to have sweet dreams, put the dried leaves in your pillow just before you go to sleep. The dried leaves have also been used in herbal medicine for relieving nervous disorders as well as in mixtures to help with skin problems. You can also use fresh or dried leaves to make an herbal tea. The tea has been used to treat fevers, relieve indigestion, and as a sedative. Like lemonade, it ma
Lemon verbena or lemon beebrush is an intensely aromatic plant native to Argentina and Chile. It was brought to Europe with early explorers, and became a popular addition to herb gardens in places like England. The scent of lemon verbena has to be experienced to be believed. The rich citrus aroma is also paired with an intense citrus flavor, but without the bitterness of true lemons. In addition to being an aromatic addition to the garden, lemon verbena also has culinary, cosmetic, and aromatherapeutic uses. The plant likes light, loamy soil, full sun, and a great deal of water. Lemon verbena is usually propagated from cuttings, which are trimmed to promote shrub-like growth. It is a hardy perennial in USDA zones nine and 10, but will need to be brought indoors in colder regions, since lemon verbena dies in frosty or very cold weather. If lemon verbena takes well to its location, the plant will grow up to 10 feet (three meters) in height, producing long slender leaves and clusters of t
Lemon Verbena is an herb that is actually a small tree instead of a flowering plant. It has been known to grow up to 15 feet during the summer months during which time its small flowers (which are pale lavender in color) are clustered on the tips of its branches amid the leaves. The light green leaves bears oil leaving the leaf surface to be sticky to the touch. This oil also produces a lemony fragrance on its own and is also released in abundance when the leaves are stroked or brushed. Lemon Verbena has been traced back to South America and in 1784 was introduced to England where it became quite popular in the gardens, climate permitting. This small tree can also be seen throughout the different countries in Europe.
