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East Indian Lemongrass Live Plant | Cymbopogon flexuosus | Aromatic Culinary Herb Starter Plant

East Indian Lemongrass Live Plant | Cymbopogon flexuosus | Aromatic Culinary Herb Starter Plant

Regular price $24.00 USD
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Bring fresh citrus fragrance to your garden with East Indian Lemongrass, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its aromatic lemon-scented foliage, graceful upright growth, and outstanding culinary versatility. Cymbopogon flexuosus, commonly known as East Indian Lemongrass, is a tropical perennial herb widely used in Asian cuisine, herbal teas, fragrant oils, and ornamental landscapes. Its flavorful stalks and leaves are perfect for soups, curries, stir-fries, marinades, broths, teas, and infused beverages. With proper care, it may produce blooms under suitable growing conditions.

East Indian Lemongrass thrives in full sun and fertile, well-draining soil with regular moisture. Its dense clumps of long, arching blue-green leaves add striking texture to herb gardens, edible landscapes, patio containers, and borders. Once established, this fast-growing plant is heat tolerant and produces abundant harvests throughout the growing season. In warm climates, mature plants may develop airy flowering plumes that add ornamental interest.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown East Indian Lemongrass starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

  • 1 East Indian Lemongrass Starter Live Plant
  • Healthy starter live plant
  • Greenhouse-grown plant
  • Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

  • Fresh lemon-scented aromatic foliage
  • Flavorful stalks for cooking and herbal teas
  • Graceful upright clumping growth habit
  • May produce blooms under suitable growing conditions
  • Excellent culinary and ornamental herb
  • Heat tolerant once established
  • Fast-growing tropical perennial
  • Ideal for herb gardens, containers, and edible landscapes
  • Easy to harvest throughout the growing season
  • Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

  • Botanical Name: Cymbopogon flexuosus
  • Common Name: East Indian Lemongrass
  • Plant Size: Starter live plant
  • Light: Full sun
  • Growing Media: Fertile, well-draining soil enriched with organic matter
  • Water: Keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged
  • Humidity: Moderate to high humidity
  • USDA Hardiness: Zones 9–11 (grow as an annual or overwinter indoors in cooler climates)
  • Mature Size: Approximately 3–5 feet tall and 2–4 feet wide, depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

  • Herb Gardens
  • Culinary Gardens
  • Tea Gardens
  • Patio Containers
  • Raised Beds
  • Edible Landscapes
  • Tropical Gardens
  • Gifts for Gardeners
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