This study was conducted to estimate the water requirement of the plant Lippia multiflora MOLDENKE. (Verbenaceae), also known as the bush tea or Gambia tea. Seeds initially germinated, are transplanted into pots of 14.5 cm high and 8.5 cm in diameter, completed soil indoors. The treatment consists of 5 parts water, I1, I2, I3, I4 and I5, respectively, for 15, 30, 50, 70 and 100 per cent of the usable reservation made by spraying the plants, for 3 months. Weighing pots with plants were made before and after watering, to calculate actual evapotranspiration (ETa).
The results show that actual evapotranspiration of Lippia multiflora, nursery ranges from 0.5 mm.d-1 to 2 mm.d-1. Plants with the irrigation dose, received I1, have a low ETR for the 3 months, followed by I2. Irrigation doses I3, I4 and I5 indicate ETR ranging from 1 mm to 2 mm per day. The crop coefficient in nursery phase is 0.32 for the month of May and 0.23 in July.
Regarding the vegetative growth, the results obtained show that, it is the I3 or I4 irrigation doses which allow a homogeneous development of the plants. These doses are thus, considered the maximum evapotranspiration of Lippia multiflora. And Culture of Lippia multiflora, it is necessary to go through the nursery phase by providing 50 or 70 per cent usable reserves of soil for optimal growth.