Question: what is the difference between verbena and lemon verbena?
Answer: In short, lemon verbena is one of many plants that could be called verbenas. ... Lemon verbena is a member of a different genus within the Verbenaceae; it's classified as Aloysia triphylla. Ornamental members of the genus Verbena include common vervain (V. officinalis), purpletop vervain (V.