A plant that smells like lemon?
 

Hi there,

I have a plant that leaves smell like lemon. Not sure what it's
called. Actually thats a secondary question. What I would actually
like to know is can you take cuttings from this plant? I have chopped
off a branch just below a node and scraped at it, in the hope that it
will root.

Chars.
--
"You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation and in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker."

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

ChrisC

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

In article , ChrisC wrote:

I have a plant that leaves smell like lemon. Not sure what it's
called. Actually thats a secondary question. What I would actually
like to know is can you take cuttings from this plant? I have chopped
off a branch just below a node and scraped at it, in the hope that it
will root.

Leaves rather like a softer willow? Then it is lemon verbena, and
it should root. Rounded, 'cushiony' leaves? Then it is lemon
balm, and is best propagated by division. But my guess is the
former.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 19:52:39 +0100, ChrisC wrote:

Hi there,

I have a plant that leaves smell like lemon. Not sure what it's
called. Actually thats a secondary question. What I would actually
like to know is can you take cuttings from this plant? I have chopped
off a branch just below a node and scraped at it, in the hope that it
will root.

Chars.

Verbena?

Peter

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

In article , Nick Maclaren
wrote:

Leaves rather like a softer willow? Then it is lemon verbena, and
it should root. Rounded, 'cushiony' leaves? Then it is lemon
balm, and is best propagated by division. But my guess is the
former.

My guess is the latter, as it's much more common (grows as a weed in my
garden). But I hope it's the former, as I think it's a wonderful,
wonderful plant, and makes the best herbal tea there is.

Lazarus

--
Remover the rock from the email address

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

ChrisC wrote in message ...
Hi there,

I Chars.
--
"You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation and in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker."
- Buddha in the Dhammapada -
ChrisC

******
Meditation and solitude!. Another wise guy who's found a way of avoiding
getting his hands dirty and doing a bit of exercise- like a wee bit the
work.
Mugs like me have to get down to feeding mouths. I could meditate in
solitude if I wanted but the trouble is that the supermarket check-out bint
calls security if I walk past her with a full trolley.
That's Reality, but I'll keep on being a seeker and try next time at Asdas,
Anyone know where the wise guy who wrote the above, - the Dhammapada
wallah, - gets his flide lice?.
Doug.

******

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

On 2/7/04 19:52, in article ,
"ChrisC" ChrisC wrote:

Hi there,

I have a plant that leaves smell like lemon. Not sure what it's
called. Actually thats a secondary question. What I would actually
like to know is can you take cuttings from this plant? I have chopped
off a branch just below a node and scraped at it, in the hope that it
will root.


Lippia citrodora to many of us, now known as Aloysia triphylla (which I
never remember).
And yes, it can be propagated by soft wood cuttings.
A leaf or two can be placed in the bottom of a cake tin to flavour a sponge,
some people dry it and crumble it into the bath or put it in little cotton
bags to place in the linen cupboard etc.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds after garden to email me)

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

"Douglas" wrote
Meditation and solitude!. Another wise guy who's found a way of avoiding
getting his hands dirty and doing a bit of exercise- like a wee bit the
work.
Mugs like me have to get down to feeding mouths. I could meditate in
solitude if I wanted but the trouble is that the supermarket check-out
bint
calls security if I walk past her with a full trolley.
That's Reality, but I'll keep on being a seeker and try next time at
Asdas,
Anyone know where the wise guy who wrote the above, - the Dhammapada
wallah, - gets his flide lice?.

Like most Buddhist Monks he gets given it daily by the local population,
people very like yourself. :-)

Actually the comment was made by the Lord Buddha himself (who was actually
an Indian Prince by birth).

--
Regards
Bob

Some photos of my plants at.....

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

In article , ChrisC ?@?.?
writes
Hi there,

I have a plant that leaves smell like lemon. Not sure what it's
called. Actually thats a secondary question.

Fairly primary, since it will affect how you take cuttings! ;-)
I can think of lemon balm (a bit like mint), lemon verbena ( a twiggy
shrub) and lemon scented geranium (which will root if you just break
bits off and stick them into a pot of soil.

What I would actually
like to know is can you take cuttings from this plant? I have chopped
off a branch just below a node and scraped at it, in the hope that it
will root.

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

In article , Lazarus
Cooke writes
In article , Nick Maclaren
wrote:

Leaves rather like a softer willow? Then it is lemon verbena, and
it should root. Rounded, 'cushiony' leaves? Then it is lemon
balm, and is best propagated by division. But my guess is the
former.

My guess is the latter, as it's much more common (grows as a weed in my
garden). But I hope it's the former, as I think it's a wonderful,
wonderful plant, and makes the best herbal tea there is.

I'd have thought that if it were lemon balm, she wouldn't need to ask
about propagation! ;-)

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , Lazarus
Cooke writes
In article , Nick Maclaren
wrote:

Leaves rather like a softer willow? Then it is lemon verbena, and
it should root. Rounded, 'cushiony' leaves? Then it is lemon
balm, and is best propagated by division. But my guess is the
former.

My guess is the latter, as it's much more common (grows as a weed in my
garden). But I hope it's the former, as I think it's a wonderful,
wonderful plant, and makes the best herbal tea there is.

I'd have thought that if it were lemon balm, she wouldn't need to ask
about propagation! ;-)

That was one of the reasons I guessed the former :-) The other is
that lemon balm is semi-herbaceous.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

In message , Douglas
writes
ChrisC wrote in message ...

"You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

Anyone know where the wise guy who wrote the above, - the Dhammapada
wallah, - gets his flide lice?.

Gandhi (a Hindu not a Buddhist but heh) made his own clothes. Who's to
say that working in the garden cannot be practice? I find weeding most
enlightening!

Metta,

--
dave @ stejonda
Bring culture back to NTL.
http://www.performance-channel.com/

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

On 2 Jul 2004 19:33:18 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article , ChrisC wrote:

I have a plant that leaves smell like lemon. Not sure what it's
called. Actually thats a secondary question. What I would actually
like to know is can you take cuttings from this plant? I have chopped
off a branch just below a node and scraped at it, in the hope that it
will root.

Leaves rather like a softer willow? Then it is lemon verbena, and
it should root. Rounded, 'cushiony' leaves? Then it is lemon
balm, and is best propagated by division. But my guess is the
former.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Actually it appears to be doing quite well. Do you have a link to a
picture of both?
--
"You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation and in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker."

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

ChrisC

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 21:32:48 +0100, Lazarus Cooke
wrote:

In article , Nick Maclaren
wrote:

Leaves rather like a softer willow? Then it is lemon verbena, and
it should root. Rounded, 'cushiony' leaves? Then it is lemon
balm, and is best propagated by division. But my guess is the
former.

My guess is the latter, as it's much more common (grows as a weed in my
garden). But I hope it's the former, as I think it's a wonderful,
wonderful plant, and makes the best herbal tea there is.

Lazarus

I love a herbal tea, if thats the case I hope it's the former to.
--
"You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation and in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker."

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

ChrisC

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 19:19:33 +0100, "dave @ stejonda"
wrote:

In message , Douglas
writes
ChrisC wrote in message ...

"You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

Anyone know where the wise guy who wrote the above, - the Dhammapada
wallah, - gets his flide lice?.

Gandhi (a Hindu not a Buddhist but heh) made his own clothes. Who's to
say that working in the garden cannot be practice? I find weeding most
enlightening!

Metta,

Indeed.

Metta to.
--
"You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation and in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker."

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

ChrisC

A plant that smells like lemon?
 

On 2 Jul 2004 19:33:18 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article , ChrisC wrote:

I have a plant that leaves smell like lemon. Not sure what it's
called. Actually thats a secondary question. What I would actually
like to know is can you take cuttings from this plant? I have chopped
off a branch just below a node and scraped at it, in the hope that it
will root.

Leaves rather like a softer willow? Then it is lemon verbena, and
it should root. Rounded, 'cushiony' leaves? Then it is lemon
balm, and is best propagated by division. But my guess is the
former.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Having found a picture of lemon verbena it appears not to be.
--
"You are a seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet,
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation and in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker."

- Buddha in the Dhammapada -

ChrisC