1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
South Asia, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
By seashore, gardens
Mediterranean region
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.4 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
All year
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.2.2 Growth Rate
4.2.3 Type of Soil
4.2.4 The pH of Soil
4.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
4.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Spring, Summer
4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
4.3 Tolerances
5 Care
5.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
5.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
5.3 Plant Maintenance
5.4 Watering Plants
5.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season
5.4.2 In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
5.4.3 In Spring
5.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
5.5 Soil
5.5.1 Soil pH
5.5.2 Soil Type
5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
5.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
5.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches
5.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
5.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch
5.10 Plant Tolerance
6 Facts
6.1 Flowers
6.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Double, Semi-Double
6.2 Fruits
6.2.1 Showy Fruit
6.2.2 Edible Fruit
6.3 Fragrance
6.3.1 Fragrant Flower
6.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
6.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
6.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
6.4 Showy Foliage
6.5 Showy Bark
6.6 Foliage Texture
6.7 Foliage Sheen
6.8 Evergreen
6.9 Invasive
6.10 Self-Sowing
6.11 Attracts
6.12 Allergy
Not Available
Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing
7 Benefits
7.1 Uses
7.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Farmland, Showy Purposes
7.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair
7.1.3 Edible Uses
7.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Food for animals, Very little waste
7.2 Plant Benefits
7.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, scurvy, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss
7.2.2 Part of Plant Used
7.3.2 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
7.4 Used As Indoor Plant
7.5 Used As Outdoor Plant
7.6 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical
8 Scientific Name
8.1 Botanical Name
DELOSPERMA
Citrus limetta
8.2 Common Name
Trailing Iceplant
sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta
8.2.2 In Hindi
Delosperma cooperi
मौसम्बी
8.3.2 In German
8.3.3 In French
Delosperma cooperi
Citrus limetta
8.4.1 In Spanish
Delosperma cooperi
limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce
8.4.2 In Greek
Delosperma cooperi
γλυκό ασβέστη
9.1.1 In Portuguese
Delosperma cooperi
doce de limão
9.2.2 In Polish
Delosperma cooperi
słodkie limonki
9.2.4 In Latin
Delosperma cooperi
dulcis ad cinerem
10 Classification
10.1 Kingdom
10.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
10.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
10.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Sapindales
10.6 Family
11.3 Genus
11.5 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Not Available
11.7 Tribe
11.8 Subfamily
11.9 Number of Species