Seed variety
Lemongrass, East Indian – Cymbopogon flexuosus
Cymbopogon flexuosus is a perennial grass native from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina. Its underground growth is rhizomatous. The East Indian lemongrass name distinguishes this species from Cymbopogon citratus, the lemongrass more frequently described in culinary gardening guides. Their species names should accompany catalogue entries.
At a glance
Reference BSI-B10511Variety profile
Characteristics
- Cultivar
- Lemongrass, East Indian
- Seeds per gram
- 2200.0
- Life cycle
- perennial
Botanical details
- Common names
- Lemongrass
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cymbopogon
- Species
- Cymbopogon flexuosus