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Lemongrass

Cymbopogon citratus

SKU #08927
9-11

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OVERVIEW
Description Highly popular in Thai and other southeast Asian cuisines, this beautiful grass also adds beauty to the garden, forming a clump of graceful, arching leaves within one season. Foliage emits an lemony fragrance. The bulbous portion of the stem is used in cooking. Well-known as an insect repellent (citronella).
Light Full sun, Partial sun
Watering Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Prized for foliage; rarely flowers..
Mature Size 2-4' tall x 2-3'wide
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Semi-Evergreen
Special Features Easy Care, Edible
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant
Growth Rate Moderate
STYLE
Landscape Use Border, Container
Design Ideas Plant alone as a specimen or mass to create a lovely middle of the border texture. Grow in tubs or containers on patio or in the kitchen garden.
Foliage Color Light Green
CARE
Care Easily grown in humus-rich, evenly moist, well-drained soils and highly adaptable. Harvest stalks late summer to fall. Use caution with sharp leave edges. Often root-hardy to zone 8b. Container plants may be overwintered indoors in a sunny location. Spreading clumps may be divided in early spring.
HISTORY
Lore Widely grown in southeast Asia, this frost-tender clumping grass is a key aromatic seasoning in Cambodian, Laotian, Vietnamese and Thai cuisine. Though tough and basically inedible, the bulbous portion at the bottom of the stem is what is traditionally used in cooking, providing the distinctive flavor essential to many dishes. It is pounded or cut into slices and used to flavor meat, poultry, stews and seafood. Sections of the mature leaves are also dried to flavor teas, soups or stews. The extracted oils of lemon grass have been traditionally used in herbal medications and to create perfumes, as well as being used as an insect repellent (citronella).

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