About the Hybrid Black Finger Lime Plant
The Hybrid Black Finger Lime Plant (Citrus australasica) produces the world’s most luxurious citrus: botanical caviar. The elongated finger-like fruits have a dark purple-black skin packed with thousands of spherical juice vesicles that burst with zesty lime flavor on your tongue.
Key Features & Highlights
- Chef’s Citrus Caviar: Highly prized by gourmet chefs worldwide for garnishing sushi, cocktails, desserts, and salads.
- Dwarf Shrub Architecture: Fine foliage and compact growth habit make it a dream plant for decorative balcony pots.
- Grafted for Early Fruit Set: Our grafted plants bypass the multi-year juvenile phase and set fruit early.
- Fragrant Blossoms: Delicate white-pink blossoms release a sweet citrus fragrance throughout the spring months.
Complete Plant Care Guide
☀️ Sunlight: Needs 5 to 6 hours of morning sunlight. Protect from scorching afternoon heatwaves in summer.
💧 Watering: Water moderately when the topsoil feels dry; finger limes prefer consistent moisture without soggy roots.
🪴 Soil: Requires an airy, well-draining, slightly acidic soil mix (pH 5.5 to 6.5) with perlite or coarse river sand.
🌿 Nutrition: Apply light organic citrus feed with iron and magnesium every month during active growth.
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