Lemon Myrtle and Eucalyptus Bush Potpourri
Lemon Myrtle and Eucalyptus Bush Potpourri is a fresh, lemony, Australian-inspired home fragrance blend made with dried citrus, lemon myrtle leaves, eucalyptus leaves, wood chips, and a small amount of cinnamon quill for warmth.
The scent is bright and clean rather than heavy or medicinal. Lemon myrtle gives the blend its bold lemon leaf aroma, sweet orange softens the edges, and a tiny touch of eucalyptus adds a fresh bushland note.
Benefits
- Fresh lemony scent: lemon myrtle leaves and essential oil create a bright natural lemon aroma.
- Australian-inspired character: eucalyptus leaves and lemon myrtle give the blend a clean bushland feel.
- Balanced aroma: sweet orange rounds out the sharper lemony notes so the blend smells softer and more inviting.
- Decorative natural mix: citrus slices, leaves, flowers, cinnamon, and bark look beautiful in a bowl or gift jar.
- Easy to refresh: the wood chips, bark, and citrus peel can be re-scented when the aroma fades.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dried lemon peel or dried lemon slices
- 1/2 cup dried orange peel or dried orange slices
- 1/3 cup dried lemon myrtle leaves
- 2 tablespoons dried eucalyptus leaves
- 2 tablespoons dried lavender, calendula, or chamomile
- 2 tablespoons small clean untreated wood chips or bark
- 4 to 5 broken cinnamon quills
- 8 drops lemon myrtle essential oil
- 6 drops sweet orange essential oil
- 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
- 1 drop cedarwood or amyris essential oil, optional
Recommended Supplies
Choose fully dried leaves, citrus, flowers, and wood pieces. Lemon myrtle leaves and eucalyptus leaves should feel dry before they are sealed in a jar or bag.
- Dried lemon peel or dried lemon slices
- Dried orange peel or dried orange slices
- Dried lemon myrtle leaves
- Dried eucalyptus leaves
- Dried lavender, calendula, or chamomile
- Small clean untreated wood chips or bark
- Broken cinnamon quills
- Lemon myrtle essential oil
- Sweet orange essential oil
- Eucalyptus essential oil
- Cedarwood or amyris essential oil, optional
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Small sauce bowl or glass prep bowl
- Silicone flat spatula
- Spoon
- Rubber gloves
- Airtight jar or bag for resting the blend
- Zip-top bag, optional
- Decorative bowl or glass jar with lid for gifting
Method
- Add the dried citrus, wood chips or bark, and broken cinnamon quills to a mixing bowl.
- Combine the lemon myrtle, sweet orange, eucalyptus, and optional cedarwood or amyris essential oils in a small sauce bowl. Stir gently with a silicone spatula.
- Drip about half of the essential oil blend over the dried citrus, wood, bark, and cinnamon pieces.
- Put on rubber gloves and gently massage the essential oil into the sturdy pieces so the scent begins to absorb.
- Add the remaining essential oil blend a little at a time and continue mixing gently.
- Add the dried chamomile, calendula, or lavender, then add the eucalyptus leaves and lemon myrtle leaves.
- Toss gently until the botanicals are evenly scented, being careful not to crush the leaves and flowers.
- Transfer the potpourri to an airtight jar or bag and let the blend rest for at least 24 hours.
- Pour into a decorative bowl for display or divide into sachet bags or lidded glass jars for gifting.
How to Use
Use this blend as a dry decorative potpourri in a bowl, shallow dish, lidded jar, or sachet bag. It works especially well in bathrooms, entryways, laundry spaces, guest rooms, and bright kitchen areas where a clean herbal-citrus scent is welcome.
To refresh the scent, add 2 to 4 drops of lemon myrtle or sweet orange essential oil to the wood chips, bark, or citrus peel, then seal for a few hours before displaying again.
Storage
Store unused potpourri in an airtight glass jar, zip-top bag, or lidded container away from moisture, direct heat, and sunlight. Keep the blend dry at all times.
Because this recipe includes dried leaves and citrus, discard it if it becomes damp, dusty, musty, or moldy. Homemade dried leaves should be fully dry before sealing.
Variations & Substitutions
Softer Citrus Bush Version
Use extra dried orange peel and reduce the lemon myrtle essential oil to 6 drops for a softer, sweeter lemon-citrus scent.
Stronger Lemon Myrtle Version
Add 1 to 2 extra drops of lemon myrtle essential oil after the blend has rested for 24 hours if you want a brighter lemon leaf aroma.
Warmer Bush Blend
Add more broken cinnamon quills or a few cardamom pods for a warmer decorative blend without turning it into a heavy spice potpourri.
Safety Considerations
- For decorative home fragrance only; do not eat or use on skin.
- Keep away from children and pets. Eucalyptus and essential oils should not be chewed or ingested.
- Do not place directly on painted, polished, waxed, or delicate surfaces because essential oils may mark finishes.
- Keep away from flames, heaters, and hot surfaces.
- Use clean, dry, untreated leaves, wood, bark, and botanicals only.
- Wear gloves when mixing if your skin is sensitive to essential oils.
Additional Notes
Lemon myrtle essential oil is very strong, so start with the amount listed before adding more. A little eucalyptus is enough to give a fresh bush note without overpowering the lemony scent.
If using leaves or wood collected from your own property, make sure they are clean, dry, untreated, and free from mold. Do not use unknown plant material in products that will touch skin or be eaten.
This potpourri recipe is for home fragrance and decorative use only. Do not eat, use in bathwater, apply to skin, or place where children or pets may chew the ingredients.
Lemon Myrtle and Eucalyptus Bush Potpourri
Lemon Myrtle and Eucalyptus Bush Potpourri is a fresh, lemony, Australian-inspired home fragrance blend made with dried citrus, lemon myrtle leaves, eucalyptus leaves, wood chips, and a small amount of cinnamon quill for warmth.
The scent is bright and clean rather than heavy or medicinal. Lemon myrtle gives the blend its bold lemon leaf aroma, sweet orange softens the edges, and a tiny touch of eucalyptus adds a fresh bushland note.
Benefits
- Fresh lemony scent: lemon myrtle leaves and essential oil create a bright natural lemon aroma.
- Australian-inspired character: eucalyptus leaves and lemon myrtle give the blend a clean bushland feel.
- Balanced aroma: sweet orange rounds out the sharper lemony notes so the blend smells softer and more inviting.
- Decorative natural mix: citrus slices, leaves, flowers, cinnamon, and bark look beautiful in a bowl or gift jar.
- Easy to refresh: the wood chips, bark, and citrus peel can be re-scented when the aroma fades.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dried lemon peel or dried lemon slices
- 1/2 cup dried orange peel or dried orange slices
- 1/3 cup dried lemon myrtle leaves
- 2 tablespoons dried eucalyptus leaves
- 2 tablespoons dried lavender, calendula, or chamomile
- 2 tablespoons small clean untreated wood chips or bark
- 4 to 5 broken cinnamon quills
- 8 drops lemon myrtle essential oil
- 6 drops sweet orange essential oil
- 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
- 1 drop cedarwood or amyris essential oil, optional
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Small sauce bowl or glass prep bowl
- Silicone flat spatula
- Spoon
- Rubber gloves
- Airtight jar or bag for resting the blend
- Zip-top bag, optional
- Decorative bowl or glass jar with lid for gifting
Method
- Add the dried citrus, wood chips or bark, and broken cinnamon quills to a mixing bowl.
- Combine the lemon myrtle, sweet orange, eucalyptus, and optional cedarwood or amyris essential oils in a small sauce bowl. Stir gently with a silicone spatula.
- Drip about half of the essential oil blend over the dried citrus, wood, bark, and cinnamon pieces.
- Put on rubber gloves and gently massage the essential oil into the sturdy pieces so the scent begins to absorb.
- Add the remaining essential oil blend a little at a time and continue mixing gently.
- Add the dried chamomile, calendula, or lavender, then add the eucalyptus leaves and lemon myrtle leaves.
- Toss gently until the botanicals are evenly scented, being careful not to crush the leaves and flowers.
- Transfer the potpourri to an airtight jar or bag and let the blend rest for at least 24 hours.
- Pour into a decorative bowl for display or divide into sachet bags or lidded glass jars for gifting.
How to Use
Use this blend as a dry decorative potpourri in a bowl, shallow dish, lidded jar, or sachet bag. It works especially well in bathrooms, entryways, laundry spaces, guest rooms, and bright kitchen areas where a clean herbal-citrus scent is welcome.
To refresh the scent, add 2 to 4 drops of lemon myrtle or sweet orange essential oil to the wood chips, bark, or citrus peel, then seal for a few hours before displaying again.
Storage
Store unused potpourri in an airtight glass jar, zip-top bag, or lidded container away from moisture, direct heat, and sunlight. Keep the blend dry at all times.
Because this recipe includes dried leaves and citrus, discard it if it becomes damp, dusty, musty, or moldy. Homemade dried leaves should be fully dry before sealing.
Variations & Substitutions
Softer Citrus Bush Version
Use extra dried orange peel and reduce the lemon myrtle essential oil to 6 drops for a softer, sweeter lemon-citrus scent.
Stronger Lemon Myrtle Version
Add 1 to 2 extra drops of lemon myrtle essential oil after the blend has rested for 24 hours if you want a brighter lemon leaf aroma.
Warmer Bush Blend
Add more broken cinnamon quills or a few cardamom pods for a warmer decorative blend without turning it into a heavy spice potpourri.
Safety Considerations
- For decorative home fragrance only; do not eat or use on skin.
- Keep away from children and pets. Eucalyptus and essential oils should not be chewed or ingested.
- Do not place directly on painted, polished, waxed, or delicate surfaces because essential oils may mark finishes.
- Keep away from flames, heaters, and hot surfaces.
- Use clean, dry, untreated leaves, wood, bark, and botanicals only.
- Wear gloves when mixing if your skin is sensitive to essential oils.
Additional Notes
Lemon myrtle essential oil is very strong, so start with the amount listed before adding more. A little eucalyptus is enough to give a fresh bush note without overpowering the lemony scent.
If using leaves or wood collected from your own property, make sure they are clean, dry, untreated, and free from mold. Do not use unknown plant material in products that will touch skin or be eaten.
This potpourri recipe is for home fragrance and decorative use only. Do not eat, use in bathwater, apply to skin, or place where children or pets may chew the ingredients.
Recommended Supplies
Choose fully dried leaves, citrus, flowers, and wood pieces. Lemon myrtle leaves and eucalyptus leaves should feel dry before they are sealed in a jar or bag.
- Dried lemon peel or dried lemon slices
- Dried orange peel or dried orange slices
- Dried lemon myrtle leaves
- Dried eucalyptus leaves
- Dried lavender, calendula, or chamomile
- Small clean untreated wood chips or bark
- Broken cinnamon quills
- Lemon myrtle essential oil
- Sweet orange essential oil
- Eucalyptus essential oil
- Cedarwood or amyris essential oil, optional
It has a bright lemon leaf scent with soft orange, dried citrus peel, and a small fresh eucalyptus note. The goal is clean, herbal, and Australian-inspired rather than medicinal. The cinnamon quills and wood chips add a subtle dry warmth in the background.
Fresh leaves are not recommended for sealed potpourri because they contain moisture and may mold. Dry the leaves first until they feel crisp or leathery-dry, then use them in the blend. Always let dried leaves cool and air out before sealing them in a jar or bag.
Yes. The eucalyptus essential oil is only used as a tiny accent. If you prefer a softer lemon-citrus scent, leave it out and use only lemon myrtle, sweet orange, and optional cedarwood or amyris. The dried eucalyptus leaves will still add a gentle botanical look.
Wood chips and bark help hold the essential oils and slowly release the scent. They also add a rustic natural look that suits the Australian bush style of the blend. Use only clean, dry, untreated wood or bark.
Add a few drops of essential oil to the dried citrus peel, wood chips, or bark rather than directly onto delicate flowers. Seal the potpourri in a jar or bag for several hours so the scent can settle before displaying it again.
Use caution. Eucalyptus and essential oils can be unsafe if pets chew or ingest them, and some animals are sensitive to strong aromas. Keep the potpourri out of reach, use it in a well-ventilated area, and remove it if pets show signs of irritation.
