Kaffir Lime

Japanese Honeysuckle

About Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle

Kaffir Lime

Japanese Honeysuckle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-11

4 99

1.9 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

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

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm800.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.4.1 Minimum Width

240.00 cm800.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.5 Plant Color

2.5.1 Flower Color

White

White, Yellow

2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.5.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

Black

2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.6 Shape

2.6.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

2.7 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Late Winter, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

Get enough water whenever the soil is 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS hystrix

Lonicera japonica

7.2 Common Name

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua

7.2.1 In Hindi

काफ़िर लाइम

जापानी Honeysuckle

7.2.2 In German

Kaffernlimette

Japanese Honeysuckle

7.2.3 In French

combava

Chèvrefeuille japonais

7.2.4 In Spanish

cafre

madreselva japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

Καφρός Lime

Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kaffir Lime

Honeysuckle japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

kaffir wapno

wiciokrzew japoński

7.2.8 In Latin

Cafres Lime

CISSANTHEMOS Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Caprifoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Lonicera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA180

1 27800

Properties of Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle

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

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Season and Care of Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle

Season and care of Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle is important to know. While considering everything about Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kaffir Lime season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Japanese Honeysuckle season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Kaffir Lime is Loam, Sand and for Japanese Honeysuckle is Well drained while the PH of soil for Kaffir Lime is Acidic, Neutral and for Japanese Honeysuckle is Neutral.

Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle Physical Information

Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle physical information is very important for comparison. Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Japanese Honeysuckle height is 800.00 cm and width 800.00 cm. The color specification of Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle are as follows:

Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green
Japanese Honeysuckle flower color: White and Yellow
Japanese Honeysuckle leaf color: Green

Care of Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle

Care of Kaffir Lime and Japanese Honeysuckle 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 Japanese Honeysuckle pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Kaffir Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Honeysuckle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.