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Lemon Grass

Cymbopogon citratus

  • Category: Annual, Herbs
  • Hardiness Zone:10-11
  • Height:24-36 Inches
  • Spread:24-36 Inches
  • Foliage Color: Green

This herb stands tall with lemon-scented, green foliage. This clumping, tender perennial grass is loaded with lemony scent and flavor, and hints of ginger! Easy to grow and will produce a good crop of leaves to make teas, beverages, salads, fish, poultry, herbal medicines and Eastern inspired soups and other dishes. Harvest the tightly rolled new leaves inside the base of a single sprout for culinary use. Preserve by air-drying.

Exposure
Full Sun
Foliage Color
Green
Soil Moisture
Well-Drained
Attributes
Container
Crafts
Culinary
Cut Flower/Foliage
Fragrant
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Fall
Spring
Summer
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Lemon Grass

Grow in moist, fertile soil. An easy grower. Protect from frost. Bring indoors for the winter months.