If you have a patch where you can put the lemon verbena, I say go for it. I have mine in a large pot and it spreads its shoots out and drapes all over. It’s lovely. It smells divine every time you walk past it, and when you harvest it and turn it into liqueur, it’s like liquid gold. It’s so beautiful. I found one recipe online but it has too much sugar for my tastes. I halved it and it was still plenty sweet.
https://wordsandherbs.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/lemon-verbena-liqueur/
This might be a bit of a long post, but ….
Thank you for the info on how the lemon verbena grows in a container. I have double wash tubs on a stand & I have used them for flowers – this past year, I had Cardinal Climbing Vines in them. After unwinding/clipping vines off of everything in the area (fencing, etc.) for 2 hours, I have decided NO MORE climbing vines!! The tubs will be perfect for Lemon Verbena … draping & delicious smell will be welcome in that area of the garden. I have saved the Lemon Verbena Liqueur recipe in my recipe program so I won’t lose it – looks delicious.
There are lots of liqueur recipes I’ve always wanted to make. My biggest issue right now is that I cannot do “sugar” …. I’m extremely low carb (due to being formerly pre-diabetic & reversing that situation). I saw a Coffee Liqueur recipe by one of my favorite low carb/sugar-free Keto bakers, Carolyn Ketchum of “All Day I Dream About Food”. She uses Swerve sweetener in combination with monk fruit extract in her liqueur recipe This might be something you can use with your Lemon Verbena Liqueur to get away from the sugar (or maybe half sugar, half Swerve or whatever).
Homemade Coffee Liqueur – Sugar Free
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/homemade-coffee-liqueur-sugar-free/
Carolyn has a very good “Ultimate Guide to Keto Sweeteners” if you want more info.
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/best-keto-sweeteners/
I substituted Swerve in a sugar cookie recipe I gave my little great nieces last year – it was a recipe-in-a jar …. they loved it, got to practice their baking skills. Mommy (who tries to keep the kids low sugar/sugar-free) asked for the recipe it was so good & daddy was stealing cookies, hiding behind the kitchen counters to eat them.
The “queen” of liqueurs (IMO) is ‘Barb’ who does the Creative Culinary blog. I’ve always wanted to make her Limoncello liqueur & she has a bunch of others. With the Swerve & other sweeteners, I think I could make some of these happen. Christmas 2022 is likely going to be a “liqueur” year for gifts – if I do one a year, I’ll be ‘good to go’ until 2026! :-)
Home-made Limoncello Liqueur
https://creative-culinary.com/homemade-limoncello-liqueur-recipe/
Homemade Chocolate Liqueur
https://creative-culinary.com/homemade-chocolate-liqueur-recipe/
Homemade Raspberry Liqueur
https://creative-culinary.com/homemade-fresh-raspberry-liqueur-recipe/
Homemade Blackberry Liqueur (Creme de Mure)
https://creative-culinary.com/homemade-blackberry-liqueur-recipe/
Homemade Cranberry Liqueur with Orange Zest
https://creative-culinary.com/cranberry-liqueur-orange-zest-recipe/