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Key Lime

How to sow key lime: Transplant grafted sapling

Sun requirement for key lime: Plant in Full Sun

Key Limes are tropical evergreen, perennial, thorny shrubs or trees that produce small yellow to green fruit limes about the size of a golf ball. Key Limes are more aromatic than Persian limes and have a herbal-floral aroma, making them the preferred choice for mixed drinks and baked goods. Unlike Persian Limes, they contain seeds and yield less juice per lime. Trees require steady temperatures above 15° C, and can be grown indoors in containers in cooler regions.

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Lifespan

Perennial living more than two years

Height × spread

450cm × 240cm

Row Spacing

450cm

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