Sweet Lime

St. Augustine Grass

About Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass

Sweet Lime

St. Augustine Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Grass

1.3 Origin

South Asia, Southeast Asia

Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mediterranean region

marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-108-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

800.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

600.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow

Non Fruiting Plant

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

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Fin-shaped Tufts

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Full Sun

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Plugs, Sod, Sprigs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Double, Semi-Double

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

Coarse

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

Ants, Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

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

Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used in lawns and turf

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Citrus limetta

STENOTAPHRUM secundatum

7.2 Common Name

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

मौसम्बी

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.2 In German

süße Limone

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.3 In French

Citrus limetta

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

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

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

doce de limão

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkie limonki

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

St. Augustine Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Stenotaphrum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Citroideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass? We provide you with everything About Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass. Sweet Lime has thorns and St. Augustine Grass 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 St. Augustine Grass 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 St. Augustine Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass

Season and care of Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Lime season is All year and St. Augustine Grass season is All year. The type of soil for Sweet Lime is Rich and for St. Augustine Grass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sweet Lime is Acidic and for St. Augustine Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass Physical Information

Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Lime height is 800.00 cm and width 600.00 cm whereas St. Augustine Grass height is 760.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass are as follows:

Sweet Lime flower color: White
Sweet Lime leaf color: Green
St. Augustine Grass flower color: Not Available
St. Augustine Grass leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass

Care of Sweet Lime and St. Augustine Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Lime pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches and St. Augustine Grass pruning is done 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 St. Augustine Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.