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Posted by candyinpok 5a ny (My Page) on Fri, May 12, 06 at 18:10
| Has anyone tried to grow lemon verbena here? In pots brought inside in winter, or heavily mulched? |
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RE: lemon verbena
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| Well, I've tried. I find it's a magnet for white fly. It won't survive outside in our climate and inside it brings all its bugs with it. |
RE: lemon verbena
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| Thanks for the reply and sorry it took me so long to see it. That's disappointing, the article I read made it sound really desirable. |
RE: lemon verbena
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| Worth growing as an annual. I love the scent and it's a nice addition to tea or iced lemonade. When I was a kid, my grandmother (who lived in southern CA) used to send sprigs of it in her letters. As a long term herb, I prefer pineapple sage (also good in iced tea or lemonade) or rosemary. |
RE: lemon verbena
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| A hardy variety of rosemary such as 'Arp' might survive if protected and well-mulched, but I don't think the others would stand a chance outdoors. Lemon verbena and pineapple sage both grow prolifically here and can easily reach 4 to 5 feet before frost kills them. |
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