Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:43 am
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Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:33 am
I never knew the shrub well enough to recognize it but my Dad would point it out when we were in the woods. As I recall, it was a woody deciduous shrub with glossy lance shaped leaves like the Australian lemon myrtle and the leaves smelled like lemon verbena. The plants I saw were no more than about three feet tall. I have tried to grow verbena but even the roots don't survive a good winter. I saw a TV show about Iowa native plants where a man mentioned a shrub with lemon scented leaves but I didn't catch the name.rainbowgardener wrote:Lemon Verbena or Lemon Myrtle?
Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:43 am
I am not familiar with Northern Bay but it was a woody shrub that had to be extremely winter hardy. I never saw it when it had either flowers or fruit.applestar wrote:OK a couple of more candidates-- Could Northern Bay be considered in any way lemony?
Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:01 am
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Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:27 am
No, it wasn't fragrant sumac with the seedy, lemon flavored berries. We have the fragrant 'three leaf' sumac here in MO and the leaves have a pungent smell but I wouldn't call it either lemony or fragrant.Odd Duck wrote:What about fragrant sumac? Isn't it supposed to be a citrusy scent to the foliage? Anyone familiar with the scent personally?
Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:53 pm
Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:44 pm
Here's a link to fragrant sumac
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result ... lant=RHAR4
could this be the plant? There are other pics in this link if you need.
Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:22 am
bangstrom wrote:I lived in Iowa many years ago and remember a native shrub with leaves that smelled strongly of lemon when crushed. Does anyone have a possible ID?
Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:51 pm
Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:52 pm
bangstrom wrote:I would be interested in seeing the pictures. Your description sounds like the shrub I have been asking about and, unlike lemon verbina, you have a similar climate where it might grow.
Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:34 am