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The tropical plant's common name comes from its lemony fragrance—and while you can easily grow lemongrass as an annual, you can harvest it year-round as a houseplant.
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 flexuosus, also called Cochin grass, East-Indian lemon grass or Malabar grass, is a perennial grass native to India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand.It is placed in the genus Cymbopogon (lemongrasses).
The main producing areas are the weathered limestone soil in the parishes of Clarendon, St Catherine, St Mary, St Ann, Manchester and Westmoreland, between elevations of 1,000 feet (300 m) to 2,500 feet (760 m). There are processing plants in Bog Walk and Kingston. The harvest season runs from November to April.
Horticulture is the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and more controlled scale than agronomy .
Poaceae at The Plant List; Learn about grasses at The Story of the Poaceae "Grasses" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XI (9th ed.). 1880. pp. 53– 60. Gramineae Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine at The Families of Flowering Plants (DELTA) Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine; Poaceae at the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
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