General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 12 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 12 to 15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

Image
Common names
  • Lemon

Photo Gallery
Location: Glendale, Arizona
Date: September 1, 2015
Variegated Pink Eureka Lemon

Date: 2013-12-28

Date: 2013-12-28
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis
Date: 2024-02-01
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis
Date: 2024-02-01
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Date: 2/20/2017
New fruit forming
Plant Events from our members
LizDTM On February 18, 2017 Potted up
LizDTM On February 18, 2017 Obtained plant
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Citrus Fruits Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Citrus Fruits (Citrus)

« The Citrus Fruits Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Zoia and is called "Snow White, Deep Green"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.