Backhousia citriodora
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Backhousia citriodora , Lemon Myrtle
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Backhousia
Beautiful clusters of cream flowers. Lemon scented and flavoured, lanced shaped, mid green leaves. Culinary; the leaves can be used to flavour oils and vinegars. Traditional Australian bush food.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H2 (1 to 5C)
• Type: Sub-tropical evergreen tree
• Height: up to 20m
• Spread: up to 10m
Lemon Myrtle can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum.
Details
• Aspect: Sun
• Soil type: Light Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Acid Neutral
• Habit: Bushy
• Flowering colour: Cream
• Flowering time: Summer from 7th year.
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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