Aloysia citrodora

Read about Aloysia citrodora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lippia citriodora, Kunth (Aloysia citriodora, Ort.). Lemon Verbena. Small shrub, glabrous, the branchlets striate and more or less scabrous: lvs. in whorls of 3 or 4, lanceolate, short-stalked, glabrous, densely covered beneath with glandular dots, entire or toothed at the middle, lemon-scented: spikes whorled and axillary or collected in terminal panicles, which may be 3 in. long and wide: fls. white, small, in summer and autumn. Uruguay, Argentina, Chile. B.M. 307 (as Verbena triphylla). Sometimes grown as standard and tree-like. G.C. II. 11:301. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.