The Lemon is an essential Mediterranean Garden plant. Most varieties grow between 2 and 3m in height. Sensitive to frost and poor drainage, once established the Lemon produces good fruit in a range of conditions.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost
- Regions
- Yarra Valley Water plants, Water efficient plants, Alice Water Smart, Edible plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Winter
- Gardens
- Mediterranean