Citrus Aurantiifolia 'Sublime' 13 Litre - CLEARANCE

Lime 'Sublime' – 13 Litre Pot
Botanical name: Citrus × aurantiifolia 'Sublime'

Grow your own fresh limes at home with Lime 'Sublime', a compact, highly productive lime tree that's perfect for NZ gardens and patios. It produces heavy crops of large, juicy limes with a refreshing, sweet-tart flavour. They start green and turn yellow-green when ripe, and are ideal for cooking, drinks, dressings and desserts.

'Sublime' is almost thornless, which makes it easy and pleasant to harvest. Its neat, compact habit suits smaller gardens and large patio pots, and it's self-fertile, so you only need one tree to get fruit. In spring and summer it's covered in sweetly scented white flowers, making it as ornamental as it is useful. The 13 litre size is a well-established tree, ready to plant out or pot up.

Plant details

• Botanical name: Citrus × aurantiifolia 'Sublime'
• Common name: Lime 'Sublime'
• Pot size: 13 litre
• Fruit: Large, juicy limes, green ripening to yellow-green
• Flowers: Fragrant white flowers in spring and summer
• Habit: Compact, evergreen and almost thornless
• Mature size: Approx. 2m high × 1m wide
• Pollination: Self-fertile
• Position: Full sun in a warm, sheltered spot
• Soil: Free-draining; in pots, use a quality citrus potting mix
• Hardiness: Frost sensitive. Protect from frost or grow in a pot you can move under cover in winter.
• Feeding: Citrus fertiliser in early spring and again in late summer.
• Care tip: Water deeply and regularly, especially while flowering and fruiting. Avoid letting pots dry out completely.