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Species

  • Wormwood
    Plant used for centuries as a repellent for moths, insecticide in general and as tea or spray to repel slugs and snails.
  • Wormwood "Powis Castle"
    It is a hybrid between artemisia absinthium and artemisia aborescens.
  • Common Rosemary
    Great to pread in barbecues on the embers of burning coal, perfuming the meat and spread a pleasant odor in the environment.
  • Creeping Rosemary
    Few people know the variety of creeping rosemary which is grown as an ornamental plant.
  • Lavender
    Highly cultivated for the extraction of essential oil and widely used in perfumery and hygiene products.
  • Lavender 'allardi'
    This plant comes from the intersection of lavandula dentata with lavandula angustifolia.
  • Aloe vera
    Aloe Vera has been used as a medicinal plant since ancient civilizations.
  • Calendula
    Also known as pot marigold, it is an excellent natural insecticide.

  • The word camomile comes from the Greek term chamaimelon, which means "creeping apple.
  • Indian Cress
    Indian Cress is an edible plant, rich in vitamin C.
  • Wild Teasel
    Its inflorescences were used to card the wool, hence its name.
  • Lemon Balm
    Widely used to ensure a good night's sleep.
  • Coriander
  • Mexican Marigold
    This is edible flower.
    It can be used in the preparation of various salads and dishes.
  • Echinacea
    It is able to increase the responsiveness of the immune system.
  • Echinacea angustifolia
    Echinacea acts as a natural antibiotic.

    It is widely used today in traditional medicine.
  • Lemon Grass
    Plant whose popularity in Portugal earned a gold stars to two Portuguese brands in the international competition "Great Taste Awards".
  • Curry Plant
    The essential oil of curry plant is very rare and precious, the most powerful and well-known anti hematona.
  • Tarragon
    Is a very typical seasoning in French cuisine.
  • Fennel
    This plant is spontaneous in the Azores and Madeira.
  • St. John's Wort
    It is perhaps the only Portuguese plant with the name of a region.
  • Hyssop
    Plant with the most varied medicional uses.
  • Hart's pennyroyal
    Especially popular in Algarve, where it is used as an aromatic herb to flavor the stews.
  • Bowles apple mint
    Has a scent and flavour similar to apples or pineapples.
  • Water mint
    Have a strong and minty taste and exudes an intense perfume.
  • Pineapple mint
    With a slight scent of pineapple, it is great to use in salads, fruit salads and juices.
  • Chocolate mint
    Sweet and refreshing aroma that seems like the popular chocolate, "After Eight".
  • Peppermint
    Very used in the manufacture of chewing gums and toothpastes.
  • Spearmint
    One of its most popular uses is as a medicinal plant.
  • Swedish Ivy
    The most cultivated variety of this plant is Plectranthus forsteri marginatus, whose name comes from its attractive green foliage with white margins.
  • Swedish Ivy
    Perennial plant that releases a pleasant and intense aroma.
  • Lavandin
    It has one of the strongest fragrances among the lavenders.
  • Lemon verbana
    One of the most popular plants used in teas in Portugal, earned gold stars to two Portuguese brands in the international competition "Great Taste Awards".
  • Bay laurel
    Symbol of nobility and immortality, the extremities of laurel have therapeutic properties.
  • Basil
    Used in traditional Margherita pizza and as a basic ingredient of Genoese pesto.
  • Basil
    Used in cooking gives a special touch to the dishes because its leaves have a beautiful coloration.
  • Marjoram
    It offers sweet flavors of citrus and pine.
  • Strawberry tree
  • Myrtus
    Its leaves have a scent similar to that of orange leaves.
  • Oregano
    Rich in Vitamine C and essential oils.

  • Ideal for producing dried flower arrangements and attracting butterflies. It can also be used to treat colds.
  • Globe Amaranth
    The flowers of this plant are conseideres an excellent expectorant.
  • Rio Grande globe amaranth
    It has properties that act at the level of the throat and voice.
  • Helichrysum Stoechas
    It is often found on uncultivated land, dry/sandy and on roadside.
  • Pennyroyal
    One of the best known species of the genus Mentha. Its essential oil is poisonous and is particularly dangerous for pregnant women.
  • French lavender
    The most popular product of this plant is honey, there are several regions of Portugal experts in french lavender honey production.
  • Elderberry
    Elderberry is a medicinal plant widely used to treat colds or flu.
  • Pineapple sage
    Presents hairy stems , tubular red flowers and a unique aroma of pineapple.
  • Sage
    The word salvia is derived from the Latin salvere, which means "to be in good health".
  • Winter Savory
    It combines perfectly with all legumes.
  • Stevia
    It's dry leaf is 10 times sweeter thane cane sugar and much healthier.
  • Mastic thyme
    Also known as pure salt, is widely used in cooking as a substitute for salt.
  • Common thyme
    Used as a spice and as a medicinal herb, it is grown for thousands of years.
  • Orange thyme
    Plant with a pleasant citrus aroma, similar to orange.
  • Citrus thyme
    It has a delicious lemon scent.
  • Broadleaved thyme
    It has extremely aromatic leaves and beautiful pink and lilac flowers.
  • Creeping Thyme
    Very used and known in regions near water.
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Limonete

Lemon verbana

Aloysia triphylla

Also known as sweet lime, lemon beebrush, etc it is one of the best teas produced today in our country.

The lemon verbana is a deciduous perennial shrub. It grows to a height of 3 to 7 meters and have a strong lemony scent.

Its leaves are lance-shaped, pale-green and flowers are white or lavender and flourish in August or September.

It is often confused with verbena (Verbena officinalis), belongs to the same family.

<b>Alvéolo</b> - Altura da planta varia entre 5cm a 12 cm Alvéolo - Altura da planta varia entre 5cm a 12 cm
<b> Vaso 0.5L </b> - Altura da planta varia entre 7cm a 15 cm Vaso 0.5L - Altura da planta varia entre 7cm a 15 cm
<b> Vaso 0.8L </b> - Altura da planta varia entre 10cm a 25 cm Vaso 0.8L - Altura da planta varia entre 10cm a 25 cm
<b> Vaso 1.5L </b> - Altura da planta varia entre 15cm a 35 cm Vaso 1.5L - Altura da planta varia entre 15cm a 35 cm
Alveoli (cuttings)
Qty
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until 5000 0,22€
from 5001 0,20€
Nursery pot 0.5L
Qty
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until 10 1,18€
11 a 50 1,10€
from 51 0,94€
Nursery pot 0.8L
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until 10 2,63€
11 a 50 2,07€
from 51 1,69€
Nursery pot 1.5L
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until 10 3,57€
11 a 50 2,82€
from 51 2,26€
* Aos valores apresentados acresce o IVA à taxa legal em vigor.
Cultivation

It prefers full sun exposure, high humidity and slightly loamy soil. Its sensitivity to cold causes the falling of leaves from 0 ° C, although the trunks withstand up to -10 ° C.

Regains leaves in spring.

History

Lemon verbana is a flowering plant of the Verbenaceae family, native from South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and Peru).

It was introduced in Europe by the Spanish and Portuguese in the seventeenth century. In Algarve is called "bela Luisa" and in other areas of Portugal has the common name "verbena".

Utilization

Plant used in cooking to give a lemony flavor to fish dishes or poultry, to vegetable marinades, salad, jams, puddings, ice cream and drinks (refreshing herbal tea), fruit salads and jellies.

It is very common its use in teas for medicinal purposes.

A study conducted at the Medical University of Madrid found that the antioxidant effect of lemon verbana is equivalent to that of green tea.

The antiinflammatory and antispasmodic effect on dismenorreias is equivalent to drugs such as indomethacin.

This plant protects against the adverse effects of chemotherapy (cisplatin) in the bone marrow, exerting a antigenotoxic action due to its antioxidant effect. Based on a study published in Toxicology Letters, in 2004, this should be advised to cancer patients who are receiving this treatment.

Beneficial for the digestive system may be used before meals to increase appetite or during the same, to aid digestion, preventing intestinal gas and cramping.
Regulates dismenorreias (painful menstruations) and treats urinary infections.
Relaxes the nervous system, improves sleep, reduces migraines and high blood pressure.

Its essential oil can also be used to make perfumes and insect repellent.

Documents

Limonete.pdf

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