Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruit
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Southeastern Asia
Types
-
Citrus hystrix
Number of Varieties
51
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals
Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
CITRUS hystrix
Common Name
Meadow Barley
Kaffir Lime, Makrut
In Hindi
meadow barley
काफ़िर लाइम
In German
Wiese Gerste
Kaffernlimette
In French
orge prairie
combava
In Spanish
cebada prado
cafre
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
Καφρός Lime
In Portuguese
cevada prado
Kaffir Lime
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
kaffir wapno
In Latin
pratum hordei
Cafres Lime
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Sapindales
Family
Poaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Citrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10400
1
27800
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