Kaffir Lime

Delosperma cooperi

About Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi

Kaffir Lime

Delosperma cooperi

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

By seashore, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

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, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS hystrix

DELOSPERMA

7.2 Common Name

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

Trailing Iceplant

7.2.1 In Hindi

काफ़िर लाइम

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.2 In German

Kaffernlimette

Mittagsblume

7.2.3 In French

combava

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.4 In Spanish

cafre

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.5 In Greek

Καφρός Lime

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kaffir Lime

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.7 In Polish

kaffir wapno

Delosperma cooperi

7.2.8 In Latin

Cafres Lime

Delosperma cooperi

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Caryophyllales

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi

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

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Season and Care of Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi

Season and care of Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi is important to know. While considering everything about Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kaffir Lime season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Delosperma cooperi season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Kaffir Lime is Loam, Sand and for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available while the PH of soil for Kaffir Lime is Acidic, Neutral and for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available.

Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi Physical Information

Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi physical information is very important for comparison. Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Delosperma cooperi height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi are as follows:

Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green
Delosperma cooperi flower color: Not Available
Delosperma cooperi leaf color: Not Available

Care of Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi

Care of Kaffir Lime and Delosperma cooperi 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 Delosperma cooperi 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 Delosperma cooperi needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.