Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and are elliptic to oblong in shape, roughly triangular in cross-section and 2–5 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long.

[2] Verticordia lehmannii was first formally described by Johannes Conrad Schauer in 1844 from specimens collected by Ludwig Preiss and the description was published in Plantae Preissianae.

It only occurs in the extreme south-west of Western Australia, between Busselton and the Scott River area[2] in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions.

[5] Verticordia lehmannii is classified as "Priority Four" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife,[5] meaning that is rare or near threatened.

More success has been achieved with grafting onto Darwinia citriodora rootstock, producing plants that are bushy and vigorous after 3 or 4 years.