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Many herbs emit beautiful and pleasing fragrances and an herb garden can be a symphony of varying fragrances. Among the world of herbs, there are four types whose leaves give off a lovely lemony fragrance. In addition to their fragrance, their leaves have a lemon flavor and they are used to season foods and drinks. Their fragrant leaves are also used in fragrance crafts like soap, bath products, and potpourris.
Lemongrass: Lemon Grass is a perennial herb that grows in clumps with long, thin, grass-like leaves. It usually grows 3 to 4 feet tall although it can grow to 6 feet tall. It can be planted in full sun or partial shade. When the leaves are broken, they release a lemon-flavored oil. Lemon Grass is mostly used as a seasoning in Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. It also has antiseptic properties and is used in cosmetics. When dried, the fragrant leaves can be added to citrus potpourri blends.
Lemon Verbena: Lemon Verbena is a deciduous woody shrub with pretty elongated leaves and tiny pale flowers. It grows to 4 feet tall although it has been known to grow up to 10 feet tall. It grows best when planted in full sun. Since it is a decidous herb it drops all of it's leaves during the winter. It does not survive well in cold weather and therefore should be potted and brought indoors during the winter. Lemon Verbena leaves have a strong lemony flavor and can be used instead of lemon juice to flavor both hot and iced teas. The leaves themselves can be made into a flavorful tea that is soothing and calming to the digestive tract. The flavorful leaves are used to season pastries, jams & jellies, chicken, and fish. Lemon Verbena is a soothing gentle herb and it's fragrant leaves are used as additives to soap and bath products.
Lemon Balm: Lemon Balm is a perennial herb with oval shaped leaves that have a delicate lemon scent and taste. In late summer, it grows tiny white flowers that attract bees. Due to the fact that bees are attracted to the fragrant flowers, the scientific name for Lemon Balm is Melissa Officinalis, the Greek word for bee is Melissa. Lemon Balm grows about 2 feet, and does best when planted in full sun, although it can grow in partial shade. It's lemon flavored leaves are used to season chicken, fish, vegetables, pastries, custards, and ice cream. The fresh leaves are used to add a lemony flavor so cool summer drinks like iced tea, punch, and lemonade. The large oval shaped leaves look very attractive in a glass with a cool summer drink. The fragrant dried leaves can be added to citrus scented potpourri blends.
Lemon Thyme: Lemon Thyme is a species of Thyme that emits a lemony fragrance. Lemon Thyme is a perennial herb that thrives in full sun. It has the tell tale thin spidery stems and small leaves of the Thyme family. It usually grows to about 12 inches in height. It produces small pink flowers in the late summer. Since it does not grow to be very large, Lemon Thyme can be grown in containers. The leaves contain a strong lemony scent and taste which makes Lemon Thyme ideal for recipes that require lemon juice or lemon rind. The leaves are also used to add flavor to marinades for chicken and fish. When dried, the lemony scented leaves can be used in citrus potpourri blends and bath preparations.
About the author:
Tina Columbus is the owner of TC Fragrance Crafts, a source for soy/beeswax candles, natural herbal soap, bath products, gift baskets and more. |
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