Three more unusual lemon herbs for you today. These are lovely and worth the experimentation to grow them in your own garden.
Mexican Giant Hyssop (Agastache mexicana) is hardy in zones 7 to 11, so must be grown as an annual in colder climates and started indoors. It can still grow rather tall in just one season. The foliage is lemon-scented and the flowers are edible. The flowers are a reddish purple color and appear on long spikes in mid to late summer. The seeds for this plant are available from Richter's.
Lemon Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus citiodora) is a tropical plant that can actually grow into a tree. It can be grown in a tub like a houseplant and brought in for winter. The lance-shaped leaves of this tree smell of lemon. I like it in potpourri. Sandy Mush Herb Nursery carries this hard-to-find plant.
Sorrel (Rumex acetosa or Rumex scutantus) has several other names including garden sorrel or French sorrel. Of the 200 varieties of sorrel in existence, these two are the ones most edible. All sorrels have Oxalic acid giving them a sour taste, but these two varieties...
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