Sorrento (Femminello) lemon
Also known as: Femminello Sorrento
The protected Sorrento/Amalfi lemon: large, oil-rich, intensely aromatic rind, the lemon of limoncello and Italian coastal cuisine.
Across the consideration criteria
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 28°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 28°F.
Needs moderate heat to colour and sweeten.
Mid-season fruit (multiple blooms).
moderate
Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.
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Grows alike
similar to growEureka lemon
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Lisbon lemon
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Femminello lemon
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Fino (Primofiori) lemon
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Villafranca lemon
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Genoa lemon
ripens in the same window · wants the same heat to ripen
Climate-adapted alternatives
more resilient picksEureka lemon
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Lisbon lemon
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Femminello lemon
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Verna lemon
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Fino (Primofiori) lemon
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
Villafranca lemon
similar cold hardiness · similar heat requirement
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