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Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus) grow to about 2 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) and have magenta-colored base stems.These species are used for the production of citronella oil, which is used in soaps, as an insect repellent (especially mosquitoes and houseflies) in insect sprays and candles, and aromatherapy.
Cymbopogon citratus, commonly known as West Indian lemon grass [2] or simply lemon grass, [3] is a tropical plant native to South Asia and Maritime Southeast Asia and introduced to many tropical regions. [1] Cymbopogon citratus is often sold in stem form. While it can be grown in warmer temperate regions, such as the UK, it is not hardy to frost.
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon) is a popular herb in Thai and Vietnamese cuisine—it can be brewed into a tea, used as an ingredient in a delicious stir fry, and much more.The tropical plant's common ...
Root sprouts may emerge a substantial distance from the base of the originating plant, are a form of vegetative dispersal, and may form a patch that constitutes a habitat in which that surculose plant is the dominant species. Root sprouts also may grow from the roots of trees that have been felled.
For an indoor tree that provides larger fruit than the Meyer, look no further than the Ponderosa lemon. The tree itself is small enough to grow in a container, but it can produce hefty fruits that ...
They do fine in a smaller pot and will produce fruit when they are just 2 or 3 feet tall.” Lemon trees grow to the pot, so you can grow a lemon tree that fits your space. Meyer lemons will bloom ...
In some angiosperms, the short shoots, also called spur shoots or fruit spurs, produce the majority of flowers and fruit. A similar pattern occurs in some conifers and in Ginkgo , although the "short shoots" of some genera such as Picea are so small that they can be mistaken for part of the leaf that they have produced.
Vertical water sprout on Prunus Water sprouts arising from epicormic buds within the trunk of Betula. Water sprouts or water shoots are shoots that arise from the trunk of a tree or from branches that are several years old, from latent buds. [1] The latent buds might be visible on the bark of the tree, or submerged under the bark as epicormic buds.