How could I resist in the face of this advertising line?
Oh you so know that I couldn't.This is a Red Centre Lime. Or an Australian Blood Lime, and is a cross between a native Finger Lime (I don't actually know what a finger lime is, but I do feel as though I should. At least I am giving it capital letters) and a mandarin (I know what that is).
Which is just so very, very exciting.
Who doesn't love a lime? And if they are good in green, how fabulous are they going to be in red?
Ooo red and green.
This is practically a Christmas post.
9 comments:
well there ya go they say we learn something new everyday , iv never herd of a red lime lol
merry christmas to you and your family :-)
Some of these naughty old limes really put it about - they'll "hybridise" with anything in sight by the look of it!
I reckon a slice of that would be good in a glass of "Bundy" [Bundaberg rum - do you still get that round your way?]
Cool plant, Ali ... trust you to find the unusual!
Native Finger Limes are seriously sour - mouth-puckeringly sour - but are so exquisite when you cut off the end of the fruit and out pops all these tiny juice sacs. There are selections of different colours too - pink and dark brown as well as the usual green. And native Finger Limes are so spiky! The spikes almost turn into a 'monkey puzzle' and try and get the fruit without getting stabbed! Wear armour ;-)
Crossed with a Mandarin sounds fabulous - bet there's plenty of spikes though! Keep the centre of the tree pruned out and make the fruit just come on the outside so you can get it without being impaled.
weird looking thing hey
Interesting looking fruit. I doubt it's on sale here but, if ever I see one, I'll now know what it is.
Cool! Never heard of any lime but a green one. But you're always introducing me to new fruit and veg.
That looks pretty cool.
Is it uber-spiky? I have one - a straight type, 'Microcitrus' - and it's a serious prickle bush. It's only little and I'm told they're very slow growing and so I think I'll be waiting for years for fruit. Apparently you can treat them as per a normal citrus, and don't need to worry about native fertilizers etc because they're originally rainforest plants.
Yes it is - very spiky! I was a bit worried about that, and I think that as Elaine has suggested above I will have to think about how to prune it. Years for fruit hey... oh well
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