EasyBloom Forum

I have several citrus plants in containers. I'm pretty sure that they take similar conditions but hardly any citrus varieties are given to choose from. I have a Mexican lime tree. Only lime available is Key Lime, which I believe requires a more tropical environment than where I live. Thus it is not the best match. Please add more citrus varieties or show what the available plant can substitute for. Larame

Hi Larame, In addition to Key lime, we also currently have lemon, Meyer lemon, tangerine, sweet orange, and grapefruit in our database: http://www.easybloom.com/main/plantlibrarysearch?uq=Citrus&ubS=go . If I'm not mistaken, lemon trees have very similar requirements to those of lime trees. I will confirm with our botany team and forward your request for lime to be added. Thanks for helping us expand our database! In the future, we recommend sending us an email to the plant request mailbox, for quickest results. This link can be found when you search for a plant that is not found in our database. Cheers, Noam / EasyBloom Customer Support

Hey Larame, My name is Robby and I'm one of the on-staff plant nerds. This is a topic close to my heart, since I personally have a Bearss Lime sitting in a pot on my patio. I might just have to take a photo of it for our plant database. I have used the lemon tree in the past to monitor my lime. You are absolutely right when you say that the Key Lime is more tropical than the other limes. The lemon tree has very similar light and soil moisture needs as the lime tree. There is a difference, however, with the temperature and relative humidity needs. Luckily, these differences are minimal and should not ultimately affect your monitoring. I get the feeling that the Mexican Lime will be in our database sooner than later though. :) Thanks again, Robby.

We just added Bearss Lime... check it out at http://easybloom.com/plantlibrary/plant/bearss-lime