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Citrus limon |
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| | 'Lisbon' |
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| | 'Lisbon' |
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| | 'Lisbon' |
| Common name |
lemon |
| Family |
rutaceae |
| Life cycle |
tree (Z9-10)  |
| Flowers |
white |
| Size |
to 30' |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
well drained soil |
Soon after arriving in the Houston area, we purchased a 'Lisbon' lemon which produces fruit in early spring on thorny branches. It was reported to be more cold-resistant than some other common varieties once established, but alas – we had a killing freeze a few months later and our lemon perished. So to replace it, we bought a 'Meyer Improved' lemon the next spring, which we intend to keep as a potted plant. During the summer it lives out on the pond-side patio. This variety can grow to 6-13', but we expect ours to stay a good bit smaller.
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| | 'Meyer Improved' |
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| | 'Meyer Improved' full of purple-tinged buds in early June |
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| | opening to flowers a couple days later |
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| | The only citrus to survive (albeit barely) from the Texas megafreeze of Feb '21, no doubt helped by a generous layer of mulch and a blanket cover |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: foundation border About my plant portraits
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