West Indian Culinary Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) in 180 mm Pot

Family: Poaceae (the grass family; includes lawn grasses, bamboos, cereals, sugarcanes)
Genus: Cymbopogon (includes cirtronella grass, East Indian lemongrass)

Botanical/Binomial Name: Cymbopogon citratus
Meaning of Name:
Cymbopogon, from Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē, ‘hollow vessel’) + πώγων (pṓgōn, ‘beard’): hairy spikelets on boat-shaped spathes; and
citratus, from Latin cītrātus (‘containing citrus oil’)

Common Names: Lemon Grass, Lemongrass, West Indian Lemongrass, West Indian Lemon Grass

Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceous | Perennial | Evergreen to Semi-evergreen | Frost tender
Propagation: Division of rhizomes | Seed

Item Description:
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This is a good-sized pot of several mature lemongrass plants, and is the exact item as in the photos.

Dimensions of the pot are 180 mm diameter × 200 mm high. The plants are about 540 mm high.

Plant Description:
Lemongrass a perennial clumping grass reaching close to a metre at maturity. The leaves bend over and take on a beautiful fountain-look en masse, making it a lovely ornamental grass as well as an edible one.

This is the culinary West Indian lemongrass which has a green stem as shown in photo 2. East Indian lemongrass (not as preferred for eating though still highly ornamental) is easily recognised by the distinct purple tinge all through the stems and leaves.

These plants have been trimmed, repotted and fertilised ready for the upcoming spring flush. The smell of lemon whilst doing all this was lovely and strong!

Growing Information:
Lemongrass is a tough and hardy plant like many grasses, but will not survive climates with heavy frosts.

This grass is a fast grower and will need regular fertilising to ensure it maintains the smell and flavour it is renowned for.

Lemongrass is a clumping grass, and will fill this pot over time. Division of the rhizomes and repotting/planting elsewhere is highly recommended once the pot gets too crowded. Alternatively the individual plants in this pot can be planted in the ground as a clump right away, or separated to plant individually.