My lemon verbena has not come back yet and looks dead. I had it in a large container for a year or two, then in the ground for a couple years, so it survived at least 3-4 winters. I've seen small lemon verbena trees in this area, but my garden site gets cold winds, and it was not mulched as deeply as in previous years. Sigh.
A couple years ago, I offered a sprig of lemon verbena to someone who was walking through the community garden. She said she had small children and had to get out of the house for a little while. When she smelled the lemon verbena, she said it revived her.
I'd planted it where I'd brush against it frequently. I already miss it, but I have a few other lemony plants: lemon balm, lemon thyme, and lemongrass, as well as a meyer lemon.
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