Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Aquatics
Origin
Southeastern Asia
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, California, Canada
Types
Citrus hystrix
Typha angustifolia
Number of Varieties
13
0
40000
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Habitat
Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained
Bog Garden, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-113-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Flat, Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply
Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Wildlife
Allergy
-
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders
anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent
Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CITRUS hystrix
TYPHA angustifolia
Common Name
Kaffir Lime, Makrut
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace
In Hindi
काफ़िर लाइम
Narrowleaf Cattail
In German
Kaffernlimette
Schmalblättriger Cattail
In French
combava
Narrowleaf Cattail
In Spanish
cafre
Espadaña de hoja estrecha
In Greek
Καφρός Lime
στενόφυλλα Cattail
In Portuguese
Kaffir Lime
Narrowleaf Tifa
In Polish
kaffir wapno
Wąskolistne Cattail
In Latin
Cafres Lime
Cattail glaucescens
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Typhales
Family
Rutaceae
Typhaceae
Genus
Citrus
Typha
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
40030
1
27800
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