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| Family | Rutaceae. |
| Genus & Species | Citrus hystrix |
| AKA | Fortunella sagittifolia. Citrus papedia. Citrus amblycarpa. |
| Common Names | Kaffir lime. Porcupine orange. Kieffer lime. Makrut lime. Indonesian lime. Wild lime. |
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| Size/Shape | A spreading to sprawling habit. Grows to 1-3' in containers. Tree contains thorns. Has a long taproot. Well suited to container growing. |
| Leaves | Shiny leaves are curiously segmented. Glossy, two-part leaves. Shiny dark leaves. |
| Flowers | White flowers. |
| Blooming Season | Anytime of the year, but heaviest in April. Blooms all year. |
| Fragrance | Aromatic leaves. Strongly lemon-like. Although many people judge the fragrance crude, dominating and penetrating on first contact, most will find it uniquely refreshing after having grown accustomed to it. Also has fragrant flowers. |
| Use | Leaves in soups, stir fries and curries. Used with lemongrass in lemon grass soup recipes. Used in Southeast Asian food. In Thai cuisine, kaffir lime is frequently combined with garlic, galanga, ginger and fingerroot, together with liberal amount of chiles and fresh Thai basil. Dried leaves lose their flavour within a year; therefore, they are better kept frozen. The rind and juice are also used in cooking some recipes. The fruit oil has insecticidal properties. Recipes:http://tinyurl.com/fthk8 |
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| Propagation | When repotting, don’t over-pot. Keeping them a little under-potted creates a healthier environment for the root system. Seeds. Grafts. Semi-hardwood cuttings. |
| Soil | A soil suitable for roses (roses love used coffee grounds added to the soil) (Roses need good drainage)(Roses need a pH of about 6.5 in the soil. This is slightly acid soil. Neutral soil is 7.0)(Add as much composted organic material as you can to your rose soil. Add limestone to prevent over-acidity). |
| Water | Bring soil to a state of visual dryness between watering. Provide water during growing months and protect from droughts. |
| Food | A food for roses (roses need a fertilizer of the ratio 1:2:1). Go easy on the fertilizer. Fertilize at the beginning of growing season. Citrus growing in the garden are usually fertilised twice a year, in August and again in February. However, citrus in pots do better if they are fertilized with smaller amounts more often. |
| Pruning | Prune young plants to encourage branching. This will help create a bushy plant and stronger limbs to hold the heavy fruit. The best time to prune is late spring after flowering and when in active growth. |
| Light | Full sun. Full or partial sun. |
| Climate | Zone 9 or higher. Minimum temperature indoors 50°. |
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| Source to Buy | Logees plant. |
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