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Lemon Leaf (Salal) |
| Gaultheria shallon |
Lemon Leaf, or Salal, has woody branches of round to oval bright green dried leaves.
Dyed: basil or burgundy |
| Perennial |
| Common Names |
Salal |
| Height |
18 inches. |
| Cultivar |
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| Propagation |
Pacific Coast |
| Cultivation |
Pacific Coast |
| Disease |
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| Harvest |
Pacific Coast |
| Drying |
Hang Lemon Leaf upside down in dry, dark, open, airy place. |
| Uses |
Salal (Lemon Leaf) is very commonly used in dried flower wreaths. |
| Comments |
Lemon Leaf MUST be kept out of direct sunlight or it will loose all of its green color. |
| Notes |
We do offer a basil dyed lemon leaf which is less prone to fading!
Although this leaf is called 'Lemon Leaf', they have nothing to do with Lemon trees. They actually grow on a Salal tree. The salal leaf's size, color and shape does have similar characteristics
to those of a lemon leaf though and gives rise to the lemon leaf name. |
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