Citrus-Lime x aurantifolia Thornless Mexican Key Lime - 5x12" pot
Thornless Mexican Key lime (Citrus x aurantifolia) is a highly desirable lime - especially for pies!
Description:
Thornless Mexican Key lime (Citrus x aurantifolia) is a highly desirable lime - especially for pies! - that forms rounded fruits 1-2 inches across that are usually picked commercially while green but are ripe when they turn yellow. Key limes have a unique flavour with higher acidity, stronger aroma, a thinner rind, and more sweetness and bitterness than other limes. Outdoors in the warm months. Houseplant in winter where you should watch for spider mite and scale. All of our citrus are grafted onto C-35 citrange, trifoliate orange, or other semi-dwarfing rootstock which confer good hardiness and production while reducing overall tree size. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.
Common Name: Thornless Mexican Key Lime - [Fall Citrus Pre-Order]
Family: Rutaceae (The Citrus Family)
Zone Hardiness: 9-11
Light: Full Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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