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Diana starts with ... Hi Ellen, I saw a question that you posted about lemon verbena in a my edibles page. You asked what it is used for, as the leaves are rough. I use this plant to make tea. I went to a cafe in Braidwood once when I used to live in Canberra, and had some lemon verbena tea. They served a plunger with a large spig of lemon verbena from their garden in boiling water, nothing else added. It was really delicious, so I got a plant, and then another one when I moved to Brisbane. I have been making the tea just in a cup since then. I sometimes take a sprig to work. It is good with mint leaves in it too. Also I have heard that you can put a sprig on fish or chicken when you bake it. The compact plant looks after itself and is drought hardy and pest resistant. Diana.
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culebra says... Lemon verbena tea is very good. an all round great herb. The other day I saw a plant in a garden which looked extremely similar to lemon verbena, and I thought it was. when i rubbed a leaf it did not have a lemon scent at all, does anyone know what this one could have been? the scent was instead very different and nice but i couldn't describe it.. Maybe almond verbena? | About the Author culebra Melbourne 24th January 2010 2:27pm #UserID: 2458 Posts: 82 View All culebra's Edible Fruit Trees |
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