====== Lemon Grass ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Poales| 
^Family | Poaceae| 
^Genus | Cymbopogon| 
^Common Name | Lemon Grass| 
^Species | L. Spreng| 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
  * 120 days
 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| X         | X       | X         | X         | X         |           |           | X         | X         | X         | X         | X       | 
 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| Pioneer| Chop_&_Drop| Herb| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | Yes| 
| Humidity tolerant | Yes| 
| Planting area | Garden_bed| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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 ===== Short comments ===== 
Clumping grass. Produces citronella oil. Tea can be made from it (base of the stems, not the leaves)
===== General comments ===== 
==== Uses ====
  * Perennial in Tropical NQ.  
  * Pioneer plant, boarder plant. 
  * Does slow down in the winter in NQ.
  * Grey water system soakage plant for chop mulch production
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Poales Poaceae Cymbopogon Lemon Grass Perennial Pioneer Chop_&_Drop Herb Full_sun Garden_bed townsville_summer}}