About Sweet Lime

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Origin

South Asia, Southeast Asia

Types

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

600.00 cm

Rank: 37 (Overall)

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

Thorns

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21% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Rich

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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35% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Full Sun

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

High

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Soil Type

Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

Facts

Flowers

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85% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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81% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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96% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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59% - Fruits Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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57% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Leaf

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17% - Fruits Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% - Fruits Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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23% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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10% - Fruits Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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5% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Invasive

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2% - Fruits Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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51% - Fruits Garden Plants

Attracts

Ants, Birds

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, 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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99% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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18% - Fruits Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Citrus limetta

Common Name

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

In Hindi

मौसम्बी

In German

süße Limone

In French

Citrus limetta

In Spanish

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

In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

In Portuguese

doce de limão

In Polish

słodkie limonki

In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Rutaceae

Genus

Citrus

Clade

Tribe

Citreae

Subfamily

Citroideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Lime

Want to know the properties of Sweet 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. Sweet Lime is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing. Sweet Lime Benefits are as follows:

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

Part of plant used: Fruits

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.

Sweet Lime Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Sweet 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. Sweet Lime physical information is as follows: 800.00 cm tall and 600.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White

Leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Lime

Taking Sweet 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 Sweet Lime include pruning, which should be done Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Sweet Lime

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Sweet Lime is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Sweet Lime is a very important plant from Fruits. There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Mediterranean region and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-10. 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.