Kaffir Lime

Dame's Rocket

About Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket

Kaffir Lime

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS hystrix

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

काफ़िर लाइम

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Kaffernlimette

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

combava

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

cafre

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

Καφρός Lime

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kaffir Lime

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

kaffir wapno

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

Cafres Lime

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket. Kaffir Lime has thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Kaffir Lime does not have fragrant flowers. Kaffir Lime has allergic reactions like Not Available and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket

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

Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket

Care of Kaffir Lime and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kaffir Lime pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kaffir Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.