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Lemon Verbena growing in a garden

How to grow lemon verbena

Aloysia citrodora

When to plant lemon verbena

Grow lemon verbena as a container plant: move it outdoors to a full-sun spot after frost danger passes and bring it back indoors to a bright spot before fall frost (Illinois). It is frost sensitive and a heavy feeder, and roots easily from tip cuttings.

Lemon Verbena is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Sun
Full sun

Common problems

  • frost sensitivity
  • woody decline
  • overwatering

Sources

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