Buddha's Hand

Sweet Lime

About Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime

Buddha's Hand

Sweet Lime

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

South Asia, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Well Drained

Mediterranean region

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-10

0 99

1.9 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.10 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.11 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm800.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm600.00 cm

0.1 6350

3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

White

3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow

3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

3.3 Shape

3.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

3.5 Thorns

✔ ✘

4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

All year

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.2 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.2.4 Growth Rate

Medium

4.2.6 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

4.2.8 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

4.2.10 Soil Drainage

Well drained

4.3.2 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

4.4.1 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

5.2 Tolerances

Drought

Full Sun

6 Care

6.2 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

6.3 How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

Divison, Seedlings

6.4 Plant Maintenance

Medium

High

6.5 Watering Plants

6.5.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires watering in the growing season

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season

6.5.3 In Summer

Lots of watering

6.5.5 In Spring

Moderate

6.5.7 In Winter

Average Water

6.7 Soil

6.7.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

7.1.1 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

7.2.1 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

7.4 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

7.5 Pruning

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

7.7 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

7.8 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch

7.9 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun

8 Facts

8.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

8.2.2 Flower Petal Number

Single

Double, Semi-Double

8.3 Fruits

8.3.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

8.4.1 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

8.6 Fragrance

8.6.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

8.7.1 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

8.8.1 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

8.9.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

9.2 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

9.3 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

9.5 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

9.6 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

9.8 Evergreen

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9.9 Invasive

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9.10 Self-Sowing

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9.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Ants, Birds

9.13 Allergy

Asthma

Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing

11 Benefits

11.1 Uses

11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Farmland, Showy Purposes

11.1.3 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair

11.1.5 Edible Uses

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11.1.7 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Very little waste

11.3 Plant Benefits

11.3.1 Medicinal Uses

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, scurvy, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss

11.3.3 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits

11.3.5 Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

11.5 Used As Indoor Plant

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11.7 Used As Outdoor Plant

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11.9 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

Citrus limetta

13.3 Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

13.3.2 In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

मौसम्बी

13.3.4 In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

süße Limone

13.3.6 In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Citrus limetta

13.3.8 In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce

13.3.10 In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

γλυκό ασβέστη

13.3.12 In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

doce de limão

13.3.14 In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

słodkie limonki

13.3.16 In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

dulcis ad cinerem

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.3 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

15.5 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

15.7 Order

Sapindales

15.9 Family

Rutaceae

15.11 Genus

Citrus

15.13 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

15.15 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

15.17 Subfamily

Not Available

Citroideae

15.19 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime

Wondering what are the properties of Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime? We provide you with everything About Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime. Buddha's Hand has thorns and Sweet Lime doesn't have thorns. Also Buddha's Hand does not have fragrant flowers. Buddha's Hand has allergic reactions like Asthma and Sweet Lime has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime

Season and care of Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime is important to know. While considering everything about Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime Care, growing season is an essential factor. Buddha's Hand season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sweet Lime season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Buddha's Hand is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Sweet Lime is Rich while the PH of soil for Buddha's Hand is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Sweet Lime is Acidic.

Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Sweet Lime height is 800.00 cm and width 600.00 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Sweet Lime flower color: White
Sweet Lime leaf color: Green

Care of Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime

Care of Buddha's Hand and Sweet Lime include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sweet Lime pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.