Lemon: Growing and Caring for Citrus limon
Citrus limon
Lemon care (Citrus limon): evergreen citrus with fragrant flowers and yellow fruit. Full sun, well-drained soil, frost-tender, great in pots.
Characteristics
The lemon (Citrus limon) is a Mediterranean evergreen citrus with fragrant white flowers and yellow, acidic fruit, often flowering and fruiting several times a year. It wants full sun, fertile, slightly acidic, well-drained soil and regular water and feeding. It is frost-tender: in pots shelter it below -3 °C in winter. It reaches 3-6 metres.
Flowering season
Practical tips
Water needs: media — always check soil moisture before watering.
Prefers pieno sole: provide the right light and rotate the plant for even growth.
Recommended soil: fertile drenante. Refresh the substrate every 1-2 years.
Dust the leaves with a damp cloth to support photosynthesis.
Feed during the growing season (spring-summer) and stop in winter.
