About Sweet Lime

Sweet Lime

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

1.3 Origin

South Asia, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mediterranean region

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

600.00 cm

Rank: 37 (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

Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark 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

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Full Sun

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

High

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Double, Semi-Double

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

Coarse

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

Ants, Birds

5.12 Allergy

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Very little waste

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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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All - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Citrus limetta

7.2 Common Name

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

7.2.1 In Hindi

मौसम्बी

7.2.2 In German

süße Limone

7.2.3 In French

Citrus limetta

7.2.4 In Spanish

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

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

doce de limão

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkie limonki

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Citroideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

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, scurvy, 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.

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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.

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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 Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. 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.