Lemon Grass – East Indian – Cymbopogon Flexuosus

Description

Essential oil contains large amounts of citral and geraniol, used for flavorings and perfumes. Medicinal: Tea used to treat digestive problems, fever, and antiinflammatory. It grows to a height of up to 4-5’ and has yellow-golden leaves and stems. Its production of a network of roots and rootlets, can rapidly exhaust the soil so amend well after harvest, and rotate if planting each season.