how hardy is lemon grass?
 

How much cold can lemon grass take?

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how hardy is lemon grass?
 

"Dianna Visek" wrote in message
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How much cold can lemon grass take?

Thanks, Dianna
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Not very much, it is a tropical/subtropical plant.. A frost will burn all
the leaves off, with luck it will re-shoot from the roots in spring. Heavy
mulching will help it survive frost. I have no experience of snow or
freezing conditions but my guess is that it would probably die.

David

how hardy is lemon grass?
 

That's interesting. Some sites on the web say it can't go below 32.
Others say it's zone 9, which would mean down to 20.

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:16:36 GMT, "David Hare-Scott"
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"Dianna Visek" wrote in message
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How much cold can lemon grass take?

Thanks, Dianna
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Not very much, it is a tropical/subtropical plant.. A frost will burn all
the leaves off, with luck it will re-shoot from the roots in spring. Heavy
mulching will help it survive frost. I have no experience of snow or
freezing conditions but my guess is that it would probably die.

David


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In article , Dianna Visek
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That's interesting. Some sites on the web say it can't go below 32.
Others say it's zone 9, which would mean down to 20.

Here's a data point:

When we lived in Durham, NC (USDA Zone 7) lemongrass normally died over
the winter but did survive one year.

Mike