1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Mexico, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
240.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Part sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders
Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent
Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CITRUS hystrix
TAGETES lucida
7.2 Common Name
Kaffir Lime, Makrut
Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold
7.2.1 In Hindi
काफ़िर लाइम
मैक्सिकन गेंदा
7.2.2 In German
Kaffernlimette
mexikanische Ringelblume
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Καφρός Lime
μεξικάνικο κατιφέ
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Kaffir Lime
Tagetes lucida
7.2.7 In Polish
kaffir wapno
meksykański nagietka
7.2.8 In Latin
Cafres Lime
Mexicanus caltha
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species