About Kaffir Lime

Kaffir Lime

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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1% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS hystrix

7.2 Common Name

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

7.2.1 In Hindi

काफ़िर लाइम

7.2.2 In German

Kaffernlimette

7.2.3 In French

combava

7.2.4 In Spanish

cafre

7.2.5 In Greek

Καφρός Lime

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kaffir Lime

7.2.7 In Polish

kaffir wapno

7.2.8 In Latin

Cafres Lime

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Kaffir Lime

Want to know the properties of Kaffir Lime? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Kaffir Lime is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Kaffir Lime Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Blood purifier, Digestion problems and Digestive disorders
Part of plant used: Fruits and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Kaffir Lime Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Kaffir Lime. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Kaffir Lime physical information is as follows: 180.00 cm tall and 240.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White
Leaf color: Green

Care of Kaffir Lime

Taking Kaffir Lime Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Kaffir Lime include pruning, which should be done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Kaffir Lime

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Kaffir Lime is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Kaffir Lime is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Deep, gardens, old gardens and Well Drained and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.