Kaffir Lime

Wild Hyacinth

About Kaffir Lime and Wild Hyacinth

Kaffir Lime

Wild Hyacinth

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Cusick's camas, large camas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-10

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long slender

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

Medium

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

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, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Bouquets, Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

Leucoderma, Urinary problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Bulbs, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS hystrix

Hyacinthus orientalis

7.2 Common Name

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

7.2.1 In Hindi

काफ़िर लाइम

ह्यचीन्थ

7.2.2 In German

Kaffernlimette

Hyazinthe

7.2.3 In French

combava

jacinthe

7.2.4 In Spanish

cafre

jacinto

7.2.5 In Greek

Καφρός Lime

υάκινθος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kaffir Lime

jacinto

7.2.7 In Polish

kaffir wapno

hiacynt

7.2.8 In Latin

Cafres Lime

et hyacinthinas,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Hyacinthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Scilloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Kaffir Lime and Wild Hyacinth

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

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Season and Care of Kaffir Lime and Wild Hyacinth

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

Kaffir Lime and Wild Hyacinth Physical Information

Kaffir Lime and Wild Hyacinth physical information is very important for comparison. Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Kaffir Lime and Wild Hyacinth are as follows:

Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green
Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green

Care of Kaffir Lime and Wild Hyacinth

Care of Kaffir Lime and Wild Hyacinth 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 Wild Hyacinth 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 Wild Hyacinth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.