Lemongrass Seeds

Lemongrass seeds grow an upright, citrus-scented culinary grass for warm-season garden beds and containers. The stalks and foliage are used in cooking and tea preparations. Lemongrass is perennial in suitable frost-free climates and is often grown as an annual or overwintered indoors in colder regions.

Lemongrass seed details

• Life cycle: perennial in suitable climates
• Growth habit: upright
• Sun: full sun
• Typical height: about 24–36 inches
• Start: indoors for transplanting
• Package: seed packet

Sowing and growing

Product guidance lists a soil temperature of 65–85°F, a sowing depth of about 1/4 inch, and germination in approximately 7–14 days. Transplant after frost danger into fertile, well-drained soil or an appropriately sized container.

Keep the seed-starting mix moist but not waterlogged. After establishment, adjust irrigation to temperature, container size, soil, and plant growth. Germination, mature height, and harvest timing vary with warmth, light, moisture, and planting date.

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