This is our Lemongrass growing in a pot.  This one is about 3 feet tall and as wide.  It is an annual here, so I don't bother planting it in the ground;  I just buy a 6 inch pot of it and up-pot it into a 12 inch pot, then place it around the corner from the front door.  It looks nice nestled into the Mondo grass.

 

Lemongrass is a very cool plant.  Besides being pretty and fragrant, and somewhat deer resistant, it keeps the mosquitoes away!!!  

 

It is used extensively in Thai and Indonesian cuisine.  The fresh stems are crushed and give off a delightful lemon scent.  We use the stems as a rack under a chicken to be cooked on the grill.  It gives a subtle lemon flavor to the chicken.  

 

Up til now I have bought a pot of Lemongrass every year.  Well...this year I bought lemongrass SEEDS.  We'll see what happens next spring.  I'll let you know.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!