Lemon verbena: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
How do you try sowing lemon verbena under cover?
Sowing lemon verbena, Aloysia citrodora, is an uncertain experiment: this shrub is usually propagated from cuttings and does not always produce viable seed. Check the botanical identity of your seed before starting. Flowering verbena seed from the genus Verbena will not produce this aromatic shrub, even when common names sound similar.
If you have correctly identified seed, use a small clean container with drainage holes and a fine, free-draining seed compost. Moisten it before spreading the seeds on the surface. Cover very lightly, with no more than about 1 mm of compost. Keep the container under cover in a bright, gently heated position, away from scorching sunlight through glass.
Maintain light, steady moisture without soaking the mixture. If you use a lid, ventilate it to avoid persistent condensation. Label the batch with its date and origin. Germination can be slow, sparse or absent, so do not plan a fixed planting-out date around this sowing. If seedlings emerge, let several true leaves develop before handling them. Move them carefully into individual pots without damaging the roots. Cuttings remain another way to obtain a plant matching the original shrub.
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Prepare for overwintering
For lemon verbena grown in a pot or a cold climate, prepare a cool, bright, frost-free shelter. Arrange protection according to local forecasts and your plant’s hardiness before risky cold nights.
How do you harvest your lemon verbena leaves?
