Selected Species
- Aloysia citrodora – lemon verbena, lemon beebush (Argentina and Bolivia)
- Aloysia dodsoniorum (Ecuador)
- Aloysia gratissima – whitebush. A low shrub, it grows to 3 to 5 feet tall with a vase-like form. May be winter deciduous. The small purple, pink or white flowers are borne in apical clusters.
- Aloysia lycioides – Sonoran beebush (moist canyons of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Sonora). A thickly branching shrub, it reaches 3 to 5 feet tall with a vase-like form. Given that the small round leaves are winter deciduous in USDA zone 9, it best for a background plant in the landscape. The small white flowers are borne in clusters on the tips of the branches.
- Aloysia macrostachya – Rio Grande beebush
- Aloysia scorodonioides
- Aloysia virgata Native to Argentina. Upright habit, slightly weeping branches. Highly fragrant delicate white flower spikes. Attracts both butterflies and bees.
- Aloysia wrightii – oreganillo, Wright's beebush (Southwestern United States, Northern Mexico)
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