Australian Desert lime
A tiny native Australian lime notable for real drought and frost tolerance (to about 20F), unusual among limes; a bushtucker and breeding specialty.
Across the consideration criteria
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 20°F
- Ripening
- Mid-season
- Vigor
- Moderate
- Disease tolerance
- Moderate
- Drainage need
- Well
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Graft requirement
- Graft Required
- US availability
- Available
Considerations
Canopy killed at about 20°F.
Needs high heat to colour and sweeten.
Mid-season fruit (summer).
moderate
Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.
These are intrinsic to the citrus. On a real property, Folia scores each against your site; here they're shown on their own.
Grows alike
similar to growBlood lime
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Australian finger lime
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Bearss (Persian/Tahiti) lime
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Key (Mexican) lime
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Mexican Thornless lime
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Limequat (Eustis)
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Climate-adapted alternatives
more resilient picksBlood lime
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Australian finger lime
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Limequat (Eustis)
similar cold hardiness · ripens in a similar season
Rangpur lime
similar cold hardiness · ripens in a similar season
Bearss (Persian/Tahiti) lime
similar cold hardiness · ripens in a similar season
Palestine sweet lime
similar cold hardiness · ripens in a similar season
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