Lemongrass Plant Cymbopogon citratus – Live Culinary Herb in 3.5” Pot – Mosquito Repellent & Tea Herb

Product Overview

Grow your own fresh lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), a tropical perennial herb known for its bright citrus flavor and aromatic leaves. This live culinary herb is perfect for enhancing your cooking and teas, while also serving as a natural mosquito repellent. The plant arrives in a 3.5” pot, well-rooted and ready to grow, making it a practical addition to your garden, patio, or container collection.

Key Features

• Fresh citrus flavor ideal for cooking and teas
• Natural mosquito-repelling properties
• Fast-growing, lush ornamental grass
• Suitable for containers or garden beds
• Easy-care and highly productive

Plant Details

• Botanical name: Cymbopogon citratus
• Common name: Lemongrass
• Type: Tropical perennial herb
• Mature size: 3–6 feet tall
• Growth habit: Clumping, grass-like

Care Instructions

• Light: Full sun
• Water: Moderate; keep soil lightly moist
• Soil: Well-draining, rich soil
• Maintenance: Harvest stalks regularly to encourage growth

Plants may be trimmed for shipping and will regrow quickly. Bring indoors or protect in colder climates as lemongrass is frost-sensitive.

Hardiness

• USDA Zones: 9–11 (perennial)
• Can be grown as an annual or container plant in cooler zones

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.