Growing Guide: Oaxaca Lemon Verbena

Common Names: 
Bushy Lippia, Bushy Matgrass, Licorice Verbena, Lippia, Marguerite, Marguerite Blanche, Marguerite Des Jardins, Melisse, Basula, Twa Tas, Erva-Cidreira-Brasileira, Juanilama, Salvia Morada, Salvia Sija, Sanalotodo

 

Native to:
Central and South America

Traditional Uses:
Ornamental, Medicinal, Culinary

Plant Type:
Perennial Shrub

 

Harvest Season:
Summer

 

Mature Size:
6 ft tall, 3 ft spread

 

Soil & Moisture:
Moist, Sandy, Well-Draining Soil.


Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade

 

Self-Fertile: 
Yes

 

Growth Rate: 
Fast

 

Zone Hardiness: 
Outdoors 9-11 with frost protection; Patio/Greenhouse 4+ 

 

Propagation:
Our Pitiona Lemon Verbena is grown from cutting, capable of producing/harvesting now/ within 1 year.