Fresh or dried stems are used to flavour soups, salads and curries.

Easy-to-grow lemon-flavored grass. Popular fresh or dried as a seasoning in salads, soups, curries, and drinks. The plants must be overwintered frost-free and are perennial and can be harvested continuously in the winter garden. Perennial only if overwintered frost-free.

Sow with a pre-crop in the greenhouse or direct sow outdoors from February to August, planting at a distance of 15 x 30 cm.

Irregular germinator. Sow 10–20 seeds per pot. Lemongrass is often slow to germinate and can only germinate at about 50% success rate. Sow the seeds moist at all times.