X Citrofortunella microcarpa
Calamondin, Calamondin orange, Panama orange, Philippine lime, X Citrofortunella mitis, Citrus calamondin, Citrus mitis, Citrus madurensis 'Calamondin', Calamansi, Citrus reticulata 'Calamondin', Citrus Lime 'Calamondin'
X Citrofortunella X Citrofortunella
X C. microcarpa - X C. microcarpa is a tender, sometimes spiny, large evergreen shrub or small, bushy tree with broadly ovate to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves and, from spring into summer, white flowers followed by spherical yellow fruit that ripens orange.
X Citrofortunella microcarpa is: Evergreen
Bushy
Excessive exposure to peel oil may cause skin irritation. Contact with sap may cause skin irritation.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
White in Spring; White in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Glasshouse red spider mite , Scale insects Glasshouse red spider mite , Scale insects
Thin fruit as required. Pruning group 1.
Seedlings will not come true to type.
Layering, Semi-ripe cuttings
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X Citrofortunella microcarpa (Calamondin) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 10-20 years.
Add to salads, Architectural, Cake decoration, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Indoor, Mediterranean, Specimen tree, Sub-Tropical
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, water freely, mist daily & feed every 2-3 weeks; sparingly in winter. Outdoors, grow in loamy, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
X Citrofortunella microcarpa
Calamondin, Calamondin orange, Panama orange, Philippine lime, X Citrofortunella mitis, Citrus calamondin, Citrus mitis, Citrus madurensis 'Calamondin', Calamansi, Citrus reticulata 'Calamondin', Citrus Lime 'Calamondin'
X Citrofortunella X Citrofortunella
X C. microcarpa - X C. microcarpa is a tender, sometimes spiny, large evergreen shrub or small, bushy tree with broadly ovate to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves and, from spring into summer, white flowers followed by spherical yellow fruit that ripens orange.
Evergreen
Bushy
Excessive exposure to peel oil may cause skin irritation. Contact with sap may cause skin irritation.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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White in Spring; White in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Glasshouse red spider mite , Scale insects
Thin fruit as required. Pruning group 1.
Seedlings will not come true to type.
Layering, Semi-ripe cuttings
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X Citrofortunella microcarpa (Calamondin) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 10-20 years.
Add to salads, Architectural, Cake decoration, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Indoor, Mediterranean, Specimen tree, Sub-Tropical
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, water freely, mist daily & feed every 2-3 weeks; sparingly in winter. Outdoors, grow in loamy, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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