Cymbopogon citratus
Species
Also called lemongrass
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“herbs” — Cymbopogon - Wikipedia
“Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)” — Cymbopogon citratus (Lemongrass, Lemon Grass, Oil Grass) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Tool
“Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist” — Cymbopogon citratus (Lemongrass, Lemon Grass, Oil Grass) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Tool
“Soil pH 6.5-7.5” — Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) Care Guide: Pests, Diseases, Watering, Fertilizing & Toxicity — Keep It Thriving All Y
“USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b” — Cymbopogon citratus (Lemongrass, Lemon Grass, Oil Grass) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Tool
“seed” — Cymbopogon - Wikipedia
“Wait to transplant until the soil is genuinely warm” — Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus): How to grow, varieties & common problems · Gardener's Navigator
“Cut stalks at ground level when they are at least half an inch thick at the base” — Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus): How to grow, varieties & common problems · Gardener's Navigator
“leaves” — Cymbopogon - Wikipedia
“before the first frost, dig up the entire clump and pot a division” — Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus): How to grow, varieties & common problems · Gardener's Navigator
“Plant with tomatopeppereggplantginger” — Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus): How to grow, varieties & common problems · Gardener's Navigator
“Keep apart mintfennel” — Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus): How to grow, varieties & common problems · Gardener's Navigator
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Cymbopogon citratus
- Fact sheet: 8 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian