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Palestine Sweet Lime

Scientific Name: Citrus limettioides

Also Known As

  • Citrus x aurantifolia 'Palestine Sweet Lime'

Plant type

shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

  • H: 3'-12'
  • W: 2'-10'

planting zones

  • 9a-10b

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Palestine Sweet Lime plant details

Palestine Sweet Lime is a broadleaf evergreen fruit / vegetable or shrub with green foliage. In fall, spring, summer and winter white flowers emerge followed by yellow fruit. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Palestine Sweet Lime

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or shrub
Plant family: rutaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT - 10 FT - wide, 3 FT - 12 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in fall, spring, summer and winter

GROWING CONDITIONS for Palestine Sweet Lime

USDA Zones: 9a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Looks like a lime, smells like a lime, but with an exceptionally sweet flavor. A hybrid of unknown origin, this vigorous grower flowers and fruits throughout the year. It is so prolific that it often flowers and fruits more than it grows.

Gardening facts about Palestine Sweet Lime plant

How to Grow Palestine Sweet Lime

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained
    • rich
  • Water Needs

    • regular
  • Special Situation

    • verticillium wilt resistant

Features

  • Flower Season

    • spring
    • summer
    • fall
    • winter
  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Fruit

    • yellow
  • Flower Color

    • white
  • Foliage Season

    • evergreen

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