Make Your Space More Tropical with Lemongrass Plants! Lemongrass plants are best known for Asian cooking, they have been used in soups, teas, and more! Not only is this fragrant plant great in cuisine, the oil is known to repel insects such as mosquitos. The lemongrass plant is a fast-growing one so make sure to give it plenty of room to spread out and you will have plenty of it! Your Guide to Lemongrass Plant Care Care: Easy, as long as you have heat, light, and moisture. Light: The lemongrass plant likes full sun, even in hotter climates. Make sure to give at least 6 hours of full sun a day. Water: Water your plant when the top inch of soil feels dry and make sure to check daily. Lemongrass likes to stay on the moist side, so providing consistent moisture is important. If you planted in containers, you may need to water daily. Be careful not to oversaturate and waterlog the soil. Temperature: 65 to 85F is deal. Lemongrass plants love hot conditions. The ideal time for growing is similar to that of tomato plants, where evening temperatures are in the 60’s. If you plant on wintering indoors, make sure to bring your plant in before the temperatures reach the 40’s. Lemongrass plants are very sensitive to frost. Humidity: This plant likes it steamy! Make sure to provide plenty of humidity. Feeding: Use a slow-release nitrogen rich fertilizer throughout growing season. Features: Edible Fragrant Fresh From Our Farm to Your Doorstep Benefits of our Tropical Plants Stress Relief Published studies have concluded “that active interaction with indoor plants can reduce physiological and psychological stress compared with mental work”. So if you’re feeling stressed out or anxious, go tend to your plant babies… or buy them another plant friend. Clean Air Use house plants to improve your indoor air quality! Nasa found certain houseplants do an excellent job removing toxins such as benzene, TCE, and formaldehyde from the air. Some notably hard working plants from their list: Peace Lily, Sansevieria Laurentii, Musa Banana, and Philodendron Selloum! Farm Fresh There is no middleman here! When you order from Tropical Plants of Florida, your plant is hand picked from our field, wrapped and prepared for its journey, then shipped to your home! Our plants are what you may consider "farm-to-table", or rather, farm-to-doorstep!