Care guide Herbs & Kitchen GardenOcimum tenuiflorum
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Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
Lemon-scented leaves for chai and kadha. Grows into a big clump with almost no care.
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Twice a week
- Season
- All year
- Fragrant
- Medicinal
- Beginner friendly
Sizes and prices vary with stock. Ask on WhatsApp or see it in person at Sector 76.
Care guide
Keeping your Lemongrass happy.
Written for Noida's climate. Questions after you take it home? Send us a photo on WhatsApp.
Care notes for every plantSunlight
Full sun, 6 hours or more.
Through the seasons
Thrives in summer and the monsoon. It browns in a cold winter but regrows from the base in spring.
Comfortable at 10–42°C
Care steps
- Cut leaves from the outside of the clump for your chai.
- Divide the clump every spring to get new plants.
- Trim it back to about 15 cm in February to refresh the growth.
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