Key Lime Bush

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Spring
• intermittent blooms year-round

GROWTH HABIT

• Compact Bush
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 6-12 ft.

PLANT TYPE

• Color: Green
• Color: Yellow

COLOR

• Green
• Yellow

MATURE SIZE

• 6-12 ft. x 4-8 ft.

Also known as the Mexican lime, West Indian lime, or bartender's lime, the Key lime delivers a flavor that ordinary grocery store limes simply can't match. Its small, round, golf ball-sized fruit ripens from deep green to soft yellow, with a thin, smooth rind and exceptionally juicy flesh. Bright, intensely aromatic, and unmistakably tart with subtle floral notes, its flavor is bolder and more complex than the larger, milder Persian limes found in supermarkets. One taste explains why authentic Key lime pie, classic margaritas, mojitos, and fresh ceviche all call for the real thing, and why there's simply no true substitute. The Key Lime Bush has fuller branching closer to the base, giving it a dense, shrub-like appearance.

Frost-tender and tropical at heart, Key lime thrives outdoors in warm climates and adapts beautifully to container growing, spending summers in the sun and winters in a bright indoor location wherever temperatures dip below freezing.

• • In warm zones, this tree flowers and fruits almost continuously
• • Small, sweet-scented flowers perfume a patio or sunroom long before the fruit ripens
• • Compact and forgiving of root confinement, thrives in a container

PLANTING SEASON

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

PLANTING DEPTH

• Plant at the same depth as the container

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 6 to 10 feet

HARDINESS ZONES

• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11