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Cymbopogon obtectus
Also called Lemon Scent Grass, Turpentine Grass, Silkyheads
Silky Heads is a perennial grass from arid and semi-arid Australia, grown mainly for its lemon-scented essential oil and for revegetation of dry land. It needs full sun, good drainage and little water.
Cymbopogon obtectus is a species of perennial grass in the genus Cymbopogon. The grass is native to Australia and was described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1944. It is found in drier areas. The plant can be harvested in the wild to produce essential oil with medicinal properties. The plant is resilient to climate change, and has been used in re-vegetation projects.
Lemon Grass · Cymbopogon annamensis · Cymbopogon bhutanicus · Citronella Grass · Lemon grass · Cymbopogon commutatus · East Indian lemongrass · Kachi Grass · Rosha grass · Cymbopogon minor · Citronella grass · Cymbopogon schoenanthus subsp. proximus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cymbopogon obtectus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
