Scientific Name: Citrus x latifolia
Common Name: Persian lime
Family Name: Rutaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Plant Type: Flowering pot plant
Mature Size: 2 - 3m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Oval - vertical
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Fragrance, Indoor plant
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Acidic, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Ovate, Serrate
Flowers: Cyme, White, Can flower any month
Fruit: Edible, Hesperidium, Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Yellow, Green
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, most indoor blades ovate, 7-10cm x 3-5cm wide, margin usually serrate, glossy; flowers white, 2-3cm wide, very fragrant; fruit a green (-yellow) lime.