Cymbopogon citratus (Lemon Grass)
This clump forming perennial grass is used in Asian cuisine for its lemony leaf. The bluish-greenish leaf is sharp or course when touched. The base of the leaves are collected and cut for spices. If it develop flower it appears i late summer. Lemon grass needs full sun or partial shade. In cold regions i can be grown as annual as it is sensitive to frost. In order to grown fast the clumps have to divided every 2-3 years.
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- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Citronnelle ou Verveine des Indes
Pronunciation: sim-baw-POE-gawn sit-TRAY-tiss
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Plant type: Groundcover
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Origin: South asia
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Heat Zones: 1 to 9
Hardiness Zones: 10 to 12
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Uses: Border Plant, Container, Edible, Ground cover
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m
Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter
Time to Ultimate Height: 1 to 2 Years
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Spiral
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: 30 - 50
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Coarse
Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Lemony)
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 7 - 10
Flower Type: Cyme
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Brown
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Trunk
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Caryopsis/Grain
Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Fruit Color: Brown
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By Vaikoovery (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Poor
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Life Span: Less than 25
Edible Parts: Leaf
Plant Propagation: Division