Sweet Lime

Protea

About Sweet Lime and Protea

Sweet Lime

Protea

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Fruit

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

South Asia, Southeast Asia

Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Number of Varieties

51600

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Habitat

Mediterranean region

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1010-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Sunset Zone

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

H1, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

800.00 cm91.44 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

600.00 cm91.44 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Egg-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Rich

Clay

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Full Sun

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

High

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season

Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Rich

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds

Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Citrus limetta

PROTEA

Common Name

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

In Hindi

मौसम्बी

Protea plant

In German

süße Limone

Protea Pflanze

In French

Citrus limetta

usine de Protea

In Spanish

limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce

planta de protea

In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

φυτό Protea

In Portuguese

doce de limão

planta Protea

In Polish

słodkie limonki

Protea roślin

In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Protea herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Proteales

Family

Rutaceae

Proteaceae

Genus

Citrus

Protea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Citreae

Proteae

Subfamily

Citroideae

Proteoideae

Number of Species

31600

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Lime and Protea

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Lime and Protea? We provide you with everything About Sweet Lime and Protea. Sweet Lime has thorns and Protea doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Lime does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Lime has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing and Protea has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing. 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 Sweet Lime and Protea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Lime and Protea

Season and care of Sweet Lime and Protea is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Lime and Protea Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Lime season is All year and Protea season is All year. The type of soil for Sweet Lime is Rich and for Protea is Clay while the PH of soil for Sweet Lime is Acidic and for Protea is Acidic.

Sweet Lime and Protea Physical Information

Sweet Lime and Protea physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Lime height is 800.00 cm and width 600.00 cm whereas Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Sweet Lime and Protea are as follows:

Sweet Lime flower color: White
Sweet Lime leaf color: Green
Protea flower color:
Protea leaf color:

Care of Sweet Lime and Protea

Care of Sweet Lime and Protea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Lime pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches and Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Protea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.