Max Height: 1.8m Spread: 1.2m
Origin: South India, Sri Lanka Family: Poaceae/Gramineae
Common Name: Lemongrass, Oil Grass Flower Colour: White
Drought Tolerance: Medium Salinity Tolerance: Medium
Sun Tolerance: High Wind Tolerance: High
Water Requirement: Low PH Level: Basic
Pest Tolerance: High Disease Tolerance: High
Growth Rate: Fast Fragrance: Yes
40 - 60 cm
Lemon Grass is fragrant grass is a versatile performer in the kitchen where it can be used in teas, beverages, herbal medicines, and Eastern inspired soups and other dishes. Lemongrass is equally versatile in the garden. This tropical grass grows in dense clumps that can grow to 6 ft (1.8 m) in height and about 4 ft (1.2 m) in width. The strap-like leaves are 0.5-1 in (1.3-2.5 cm) wide, about 3 ft (0.9 m) long, and have gracefully drooping tips. The evergreen leaves are bright bluish-green and release a citrus aroma when crushed. It is the leaves that are used as flavoring and in medicine. They are steam distilled to extract lemongrass oil, an old standby in the the perfumer’s palette of scents. The lemongrass plants that you are likely to encounter are cultivars and do not typically produce flowers.
Cymbopogon citratus, Grasses, Lemon Grass, oil grass, Outdoor Plants
