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When to Plant Lemon Verbena in Zone 8

In USDA zone 8, plant outdoors April 15 to July 14, and expect your first harvest around July 14.

Lemon Verbena planting calendar for USDA Zone 8

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Direct sow

Apr 15

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Projected first harvest

Jul 14

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8a — approximate

Lemon Verbena is ready to harvest in about 90 days. Dates use USDA zone 8a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 8 means for lemon verbena

Average last spring frost

April 1

Average first fall frost

November 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 8 gives you roughly 223 frost-free days, and lemon verbena need about 90 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of lemon verbena in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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