Kaffir (Makrut) lime
Also known as: makrut lime
Grown for its double leaves and bumpy aromatic rind, the foundation of Thai and Southeast Asian cooking; the fruit juice is rarely used.
Across the consideration criteria
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 30°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 30°F.
Needs high heat to colour and sweeten.
Mid-season fruit (year-round).
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 growPalestine sweet lime
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Sweet lime (Limettioides) - Mosambi
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Tahitian (Sarawak) - lime-adjacent pummelo
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Indian sweet lime (Limau manis)
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Rangpur 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
Climate-adapted alternatives
more resilient picksBearss (Persian/Tahiti) lime
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Palestine sweet lime
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Sweet lime (Limettioides) - Mosambi
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Tahitian (Sarawak) - lime-adjacent pummelo
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Indian sweet lime (Limau manis)
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Key (Mexican) lime
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
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