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habitat_gardener · September 22, 2009

Here in the San Francisco bay area, my lemon verbena in the ground looked dead until fairly late in the season. It does lose its leaves in the winter, but this year it took a lot longer than usual to show any new growth. In the past month, it's sent up a lot of new growth that's now 3 ft. high. Usually we don't get any hard freezes, though it has gotten as cold as 20F. If you get freezing temperatures for more than a few days at a time, I'd protect it or take it indoors.

My rosemary and neomarica have been unaffected by brief freezes.

September 22, 2009	#2
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	Here in the San Francisco bay area, my lemon verbena in the ground looked dead until fairly late in the season. It does lose its leaves in the winter, but this year it took a lot longer than usual to show any new growth. In the past month, it's sent up a lot of new growth that's now 3 ft. high. Usually we don't get any hard freezes, though it has gotten as cold as 20F. If you get freezing temperatures for more than a few days at a time, I'd protect it or take it indoors. My rosemary and neomarica have been unaffected by brief freezes.