How to Use verbena in a Sentence

verbena

noun
Definition of verbenanext
  • Serve the verbena lemon curd in dessert bowls alongside shortbread cookies and small scoops of ice cream.
    — Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 15 Apr. 2015
  • Lemon verbena, also called lemon beebrush, grows best in full sun, planted in rich, moist soil.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
  • Dozens of butterflies floated through the purple blooms of cone flowers, iron weed and verbena.
    — Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021
  • But in spring, the rugged terrain is often softened by desert-sand verbena and desert sunflowers.
    — Angela Hill, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2017
  • Twenty-two plants are included as nectar sources from bee balm and gaura to phlox and verbena.
    — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 2 July 2019
  • Yerba buena, lavender, lemon balm, orange thyme and verbena to help with sleep.
    — Sherry Stern, Orange County Register, 14 June 2019
  • This one features notes of pineapple, verbena, and coconut.
    — Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Its restaurant, Louroc, a Michelin one-star, served a poulet poché for two with verbena that this greedy home chef has been trying to reproduce ever since.
    — Adam Gopnik, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Petunias, verbena, and calibrachoa all have bloomed their little hearts out and are now full of dead flowers or seed heads.
    — Sally McCabe, Philly.com, 29 June 2018
  • Bright Green blends verbena, calendula, and ivy to cleanse the skin; the lavender-and-rosemary Pastel Blue promises to combat jet lag.
    — Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Their signature cocktail is the Lemonnana: Jim Beam, muddled mint, fresh lemon, and verbena.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 May 2019
  • Aged at least two years on the lees, the result is a wine of impressive complexity, brimming with flavors of orange zest, lemon curd and verbena.
    — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The only other common name is sweet almond verbena, and everyone seems to agree with the one botanical name.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2019
  • In April and May this can be a good wildflower hike with plump bouquets of blackfoot daisies, Goodding’s verbena and the neon blooms of hedgehog cactus brightening the forest.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The second must-have plant is almond verbena (Aloysia virgata).
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2019
  • For late winter and early spring grow Salvia greggii, horse herb, phlox, verbena, coreopsis and blue curl (Phacelia).
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The lemon verbena, reminiscent of lemonade spiked with herbs?
    — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 June 2017
  • The room smells like lemon verbena, peppermint, tarragon, anise hyssop, and tulsi.
    — Shawn Wen, Bon Appetit, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Lemon verbena is native to Peru and can tolerate temperatures in the 100s and down to freezing.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
  • This eau de parfum is replete with notes of Florentine iris, lemon, verbena and violet leaves.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 23 June 2022
  • The flower fields are at the mouth of the canyon, and regular sightings include desert sunflowers (yellow petals and a yellow center on long, dark green stalks), verbena, and primrose.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The dinner started with a salad made with radishes, carrots, broad beans, stracciatella and verbena oil.
    — PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2019
  • The dinner started with a salad made with radishes, carrots, broad beans, stracciatella and verbena oil.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • In west Sedona, the Roundabout Trail makes a short easy loop through juniper woodlands that features plump bouquets of blackfoot daisies, Gooding’s verbena and the neon blooms of hedgehog cactus.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Social media was filled with images of the vast fields of desert sunflowers, purple verbena, or fiery red ocotillo flowers.
    — Ernie Cowan Outdoors, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The slanting light from the late afternoon sun framed an abundance of flowers: burgundy, maroon and hot pink dahlias, salvias, verbena, blue sage and magenta sedums.
    — Catie Marron, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • Pink and red ivy geraniums, dark red calibrachoa, and purple Lanai verbena are spillers.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
  • Every inch of the perimeter is covered with plastic and ceramic pots brimming with buckwheat and verbena, dudleya, penstemon and black sage.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Irises, lupines, purple wisteria, tulips, dahlias, bluebells, daffodils, hyacinth, pansies, and pink verbena add color to the grounds.
    — Jessica Mattern, Country Living, 5 May 2017
  • Irises, lupines, purple wisteria, tulips, dahlias, bluebells, daffodils, hyacinth, pansies, and pink verbena add color to the grounds.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 5 May 2017

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