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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.
Your lemongrass should be ready to harvest after about three months, once the plant is at least 12 inches tall, says Roman: "The base of the stalk will be thicker than the upper blades, and pliable.
Like the Rangpur lime and rough lemon, it is a hybrid of a mandarin orange (C. reticulata) and a citron (C. medica), with the citron being the pollen parent and the mandarin being the seed parent. The fruit is moderately large (around the size of an orange), seedy, round and slightly elongated, and yellow-orange in color. Yukou: Citrus yuko
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 ...
A citrus tree expert reveals how to grow a lemon tree in a pot, including getting the plant to produce fruit.
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.
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