The finger lime is now also called – ‘citrus caviar’ – is an extremely easy to grow plant.
We have two main varieties – the green skinned fruit, and the red skinned fruit.
There is no difference in the taste – but the colour can be different inside the plant ranging from pink, light green to a soft yellow.
The plants grown at Sustainable Natives are quite differenct to other nurseries – as we made our own selections over a period of ten years.
Plants are available in 140mm and 200mm sizes and can be pre-ordered.
They can grow in an Eastern area of Australia, and on the coast around the country. Be sure not to plant them by themselves if you live in areas from the Blue Mountains to Canberra and Melbourne and up to Warwick in Queensland, where they could suffer from frost damage.
Prune the branches they are browning, to maintain a healthy plant. Fruit appars after flowering throughout the warmer months. Squeeze the fruit to check for ripeness, should be not firm.
The finger limes can handle most citrus fertilisers, and love being fed – but not in winter.
They don’t mind living in pots, on the
They can grow in an Eastern area of Australia, and on the coast around the country. Be sure not to plant them by themselves if you live in areas from the Blue Mountains to Canberra and Melbourne and up to Warwick in Queensland, where they could suffer from frost damage.
Prune the branches they are browning, to maintain a healthy plant. Fruit appars after flowering throughout the warmer months. Squeeze the fruit to check for ripeness, should be not firm.
The finger limes can handle most citrus fertilisers, and love being fed – but not in winter.
They don’t mind living in pots, on the verandah.
Finger limes are a great pest deterrent!
Wallabies, rabbits, rats, mouses and other animals hate their thorns, so where you have problems – plant them there.
