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Overwintering lemon verbena

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
edited September 2022 in Plants
From what I understand, LV is not hardy.  It's in a very large pot. Can I keep it in the house away from the radiators or would an unheated porch be better? Space in the porch will be at a premium!
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I had one in a 5L pot for many years.
    In winter I'd just hide it somewhere out of the way behind a shrub somewhere sheltered.
    It was always late coming into leaf- around May I think, but it didn't suffer being outdoors over winter, and I imagine it would also be a little warmer where you are too.

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I have friends that over-winter them outside in a shelted spot and they seem fine.
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    We have one by the south facing back door that we just leave and it is fine.  But then we are in a fairly warm part of the country and last winter was mild.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    That's great. I'll leave it outside then. I'll take a few cuttings as back up
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @B3 Do you drink Lemon Verbena tea? Thought I might give it a go next year?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I had one in a sheltered spot near the kitchen door. I always thought it had died because it was so late to come into leaf.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Mine is outside - I cut the branches during the summer months, dry them and use them in a tisane during winter.  I don't fleece it.  It comes back every spring.  We have frosts here.  One frost is enough to demolish the plant - but it seems to come back every spring.

    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511
    B3 said:
    From what I understand, LV is not hardy.  It's in a very large pot. Can I keep it in the house away from the radiators or would an unheated porch be better? Space in the porch will be at a premium!
    An unheated porch will be fine in London.  I keep mine in a cold greenhouse for the winter and never lost one yet.
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    @GardenerSuze, I only have hot drinks if I have a cold and drink something cold afterwards - weird, I know😲 I haven't cooked with it yet either. It's been mainly for brushing past and crush and sniff😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • NoSlugsPleaseNoSlugsPlease Posts: 120
    I've only had one for slightly over a year and it's also in a large pot. Last winter, it stayed outdoors, facing east, sheltered by the planter box, and was fine. I'm in the midlands.
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