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This plant is a very versatile plant used for teas, scented soap and as an accent plant in an herb garden. A very hardy plant in the garden, it has beautiful lemon scented foliage.
How to grow lemon verbena in a garden
- Choose a well drained sunny spot in the garden and enrich the soil with some Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser before planting.
- Sow seeds direct or in seedling trays. You can propagate by stem cuttings from new growth in the spring
- Water on a moderate basis. When seedlings germinate, use a liquid fertiliser at half strength like Yates Thrive Vegies and Herb Liquid Plant Food. Thin seedlings when young.
- Harvest in the spring when new foliage emerges. Tip prune to keep bushy.
How to grow lemon verbena in a pot
- Choose a pot at least 200 mm- 300 mm wide and deep and place in a sunny position. Apply a good potting mix like Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter.
- Sow seeds direct or carefully place propagated plants into the soil. They will grow to about 1 m x 1 m wide.
- In the growing season feed with a liquid fertiliser like Yates Thrive for Vegies and Herb Liquid Plant Food to keep healthy.
- Look to re-pot after two or three years to refresh the potting mix and help growing conditions.
Growing tips
- Tip prune to keep in shape
- Keep the soil well drained, this plant does not like wet feet
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Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser
Create organic nutrient rich soil with Yates Dynamic Lifter for better root growth, stronger plants and more flowers and fruit.
Yates Thrive Vegie & Herb Liquid Plant Food
Yates Thrive Vegie and Herb Concentrate is a complete liquid plant food that provides balanced nutrition.
Yates Thrive Natural Vegie & Herb Concentrate
A complete plant food specially developed for boosting healthy grown and yield of vegies and herbs.
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