Herb plant garden - lemon verbena, Divine Fragrance

Aloysia triphylla (Lippia citriodora) Verbenaceae

Appearance:

One of the lesser known but truly essential herbal plants, lemon verbena grows commonly around 1.5 to 2m wide with a significant gap. Our Verbena 30-year-old dwarf lemon now home and cropping is often necessary. The bright green leaves make a beautiful presentation and provide shade for smaller plants. Standing in the immediate vicinity of the plant is the source of itsname.

History:

Excellent for centuries because of the pungent scent of lemon, as the leaves gave off, this is done in most fragrant herb garden plants, was from South America by the Spaniards of the seventeenth century. lemongrass was given the name because of its taste, and a name was retained. One wonders if the people of South America, call our lemon a little 'as "fruit Verbena back.

U.S. - Everyday Life:
Originally introducedespecially for its oil, lemon verbena for a number of other virtues, is estimated:
Aromatic addition to the finger bowl of water.
The dried leaves retain their scent for a very long time and can be used in potpourri.
Branches and fresh leaves of these plants are grass wave in shelves and cabinets, clothing, linens are provided and keep aromatic.
Crush lemon verbena leaves in olive oil, almonds makes an aromatherapy massage uses.
Mixed with other fragrant oils to handmadeCosmetics.
Add a water bath in a bag for aromatherapy experience.
Hang branches in saunas, penetrating wood panels with a wonderful fragrance.
The leaves can be chopped for use in hot drinks, cakes, puddings and jellies.
Chopped leaves sprinkled with excellent fish during cooking or add a small branch to give bland foods like oatmeal and rice with a lift.
The bushes attract butterflies to the garden and herb garden plants as they are often cultivated for this purposealone.

U.S. - drugs:

The leaves can be infused to make a soothing sweet tea to relieve chest and nasal congestion, dyspepsia, flatulence, abdominal cramps and nausea. With about 10 leaves for a cup of boiling water with honey and sweet drink after a meal.

Cultivation:

Lemon verbena loves sun and little protection. (An angle of the sun is ideal.)-This hardy plants seeds herbs are grown at home, especially in greenhouses orIn colder climates. Protecting plants susceptible to frost with light, in the regions.

ideal soil is sandy, with good drainage and tend to alkalinity. lemongrass live in poor soils.

To propagate, take cuttings in summer, cut a small paragraph, and all but the higher leaves this place down the wet sand in a growth medium. to keep in a cool, shady moist soil. Plant in hessian bags or plastic, where typhoid has occurred and to allowgusts to grow well established, but the seams. Plant between 1 and 2m. Regular pruning encourages growth and produce healthy plants.

Collection:

can one of the least demanding plants, the garden of herbs, leaves of lemon verbena harvest at will. The branches are a bit 'fragile and the trim is back to help avoid breakage in case of strong wind or the sheer weight.