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Beginner
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2.5m
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4m
max. height |
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10-20 years
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2 hours care
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Botanical name: Citrus x meyeri 'Meyer'
Other names: Meyer's lemon, Citrus limon 'Meyer'
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Genus: Citrus
Variety or cultivar: 'Meyeri' _ 'Meyeri' is an evergreen shrub with fragrant white flowers and rounded orange-yellow lemons in summer and autumn. These lemons have juicy flesh which is less acidic and much sweeter than common lemons.
Citrus x meyeri 'Meyer' is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Spring; White in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Summer
Fruit: Orange, Yellow in Summer; Yellow, Orange in Autumn
Fragrance: Flowers fragrant in spring and lemons have a citrus scent.
Habit: Upright, Rounded to broadly spreading
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Citrus x meyeri 'Meyer' (Meyer's lemon) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Add to salads, Architectural, Cake decoration, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Indoor, Mediterranean
Cultivation: Plant outdoors in full sun in frost-free areas with a well-drained, neutral or acidic soil. Or plant inside in loam-based potting compost in full light.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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