Lime tree flowers and fruits continuously--use for drinks, seafood, preserves.
Kits include one plant, 10" planter, soil and saucer. Citrus aurantifolia
Zones: 9-10 - Shipped in 4" pot - Full Sun
Product Details
Botanical Name: Citrus aurantifolia
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Height/Habit: 3 - 5' as a containter or pation tree
Spread: 3 - 5'
Spacing: 3 - 5'
Hardiness Zone: 10
Foliage Type: Small, glossy green, oval leaves
Flower Form: Small citrus type.
Flower Color: Waxy white.
Flowering Date: Flowers year round.
Planting Requirements: Use in container should be 10" or above. Needs a balanced potting soil.
Soil Requirements: Good drainage, don't over water.
Growth Rate: Medium.
Unique Characteristics: Citrus that bears in clusters of smooth oval greenish fruits with very acid pulp. Used for culinary purposes, for juice, and for oil or lime expressed from the rind, also used in drinks, on seafood, and in preserves. Flowers and fruits continuously for a parade of blooms and fruits of different stages of readiness. Bears fruit in 1-3 years.
Pruning: To shape and keep at a desired size.
Additional Information: Provide a site with high light and good air circulation.
Very pleased with this plant thus far. It has flowered multiple times within approx. 9 months and is bearing fruit. It hasn't been long enough for the fruit to ripen yet. The flowers smell wonderful.
