Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Eustis, Lakeland, Tavares
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
32
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Woodlands
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-127-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
X CITROFORTUNELLA floridana
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
Limequat
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
Limequat
Persian Buttercup
In German
Limequat
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
Limequat
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
Limequat
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
Limequat
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Limequat
ranúnculo
In Polish
Limequat
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Limequat
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Sapindales
Ranunculales
Family
Rutaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Citrus
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1600
1
27800
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