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Lemongrass

🌿 Herb
Hardiness Zones 9a to 11b
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📖 About This Plant

Tropical grass with intensely citrusy stalks essential in Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian cooking. Grows into beautiful ornamental clumps. The edible inner stalk base flavors curries, soups, and teas.

📊 Quick Facts

Sun
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Season
Spring (after last frost)
Harvest
90-120 days (first season)

🌱 Care Tips

Grow in containers where winters dip below 28°F. Bring indoors for winter. Tropical perennial — no frost tolerance. Harvest outer stalks when pencil-thick.

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