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Lemony Snicket Lemon Grass Cymbopogon citratus

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
4' 12" 1.2m 30cm
Height: 2' - 4'
Spread: 8" - 12"
Height: 61cm - 1.2m
Spread: 20cm - 30cm
Proven Selections
  • Details

    24 - 48 Inches
    12 - 14 Inches
    8 - 12 Inches
    61cm - 1.2m
    30cm - 36cm
    20cm - 30cm

    Features

    This grass can tolerate black walnut trees.  Used in Thai cooking.

    Fragrant Foliage
    Foliage Interest
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Grass: 
    Grass

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 48 Inches 61cm - 1.2m
    Spacing: 
    12 - 14 Inches 30cm - 36cm
    Spread: 
    8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cm
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Grown for Foliage
    Hardiness Zones: 
    9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edible Herb
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Use in containers and landscapes.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Best in well-drained soils, but also tolerates a wide-range of soil types.  Can tolerate black-walnut trees.

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