Botanical names: Lippia turbinata, Lippia alba
Common names: Poleo, Juanilama, Pamporegano, Pitiona
Family: Verbenaceae
Origin: South America
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Hardiness: 15°F
Lippia alba
Lippia alba (Poleo, Bushy Matgrass, White Lippia) aromatic shrub with lemon-scented leaves, valued for its medicinal uses and delicate white, pink, and pale purple flowers. Thrives in warm, sunny locations.
Lippia alba (Poleo, Bushy Matgrass, White Lippia) aromatic shrub with lemon-scented leaves, valued for its medicinal uses and delicate white, pink, and pale purple flowers. Thrives in warm, sunny locations.
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Just brushing past it releases a wave of spicy, citrusy fragrance. It is an herb garden must-have. Fast-growing, drought-tough, flood-friendly, and practically indestructible - it thrives where other plants fail! Whether you're into healing herbs, culinary magic, or just want the best-smelling plant in your garden - this is it.
Lippia alba - Poleo, Pitiona - a medicinal plant related to Lantana - is widely cultivated in Mexico as an ornamental for its aromatic foliage and beautiful flowers. The essential oil composition is unique to each plant. The leaves are used for flavoring foods, such as mole sauces from Oaxaca, Mexico. The plant is used medicinally for its somatic, sedative, antidepressant, and analgesic properties.
Leaves and roots are used to make tea or syrup for cough relief and are said to relieve symptoms from anxiety to flatulence and hypertension.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Lippia alba - Poleo, Pitiona - a medicinal plant related to Lantana - is widely cultivated in Mexico as an ornamental for its aromatic foliage and beautiful flowers. The essential oil composition is unique to each plant. The leaves are used for flavoring foods, such as mole sauces from Oaxaca, Mexico. The plant is used medicinally for its somatic, sedative, antidepressant, and analgesic properties.
Leaves and roots are used to make tea or syrup for cough relief and are said to relieve symptoms from anxiety to flatulence and hypertension.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
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6"/1 gal or larger pot
2 plants in stock
$29.95