The easiest potted fruit to grow, flowering and fruiting in all four seasons, perfect for both ornament and eating

Intro

Green plants in pots are a must-have accent for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies your living space and lifts your mood. "Flower Voice Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1160" introduces you to the easiest fruit tree to grow.

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They are all potted plants, so rather than growing pothos, spider plants, or other flowers and greenery, you might as well grow some fruit, which you can both admire and eat. You have probably already recognized the plant introduced today: it is the lemon, but not an ordinary lemon. This variety is called the perfume lemon. It is sweeter and more fragrant than ordinary lemons, flowers and fruits all year round, and is very easy to grow.

Perfume lemon

The perfume lemon is an evergreen small tree of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae. It is a small plant, native to Southeast Asia, and is grown on a large scale in Tong'an, Xiamen and Zhaoqing, Guangdong in China, with high economic value. Its fruit is slender, large and seedless, and it gets its name from its richly fragrant juice. Its peel tastes fresh and sweet, without the bitter taste of other varieties, and can be sliced directly into water to drink, which is convenient and easy.

Flowers and fruits in all four seasons

Ordinary lemons generally flower and fruit only once a year, but the perfume lemon leaves them far behind. Like passion fruit, it can flower and fruit continuously through all four seasons, with almost year-round harvests. In Taiwan, China it is also called the "four-season perfume lemon." It offers extremely high value for money. Keep one at home and you can not only enjoy it as an ornamental plant, but also eat its fruit all year round. Its flowers also have a fragrance similar to jasmine, truly combining ornament and food in one.

Super easy to grow

The perfume lemon is a small tree. The plant is not large, so it can absolutely be grown in a pot. An ordinary-sized flower pot can meet the requirements for growth and fruiting, and care is also very easy. It likes loose growing medium and has low demands for fertilizer and water. When watering, it is recommended to water when dry and let it dry between waterings; if it is not dry, there is no need to bother. Applying a moderate amount of fertilizer can make the plant look better. It has light requirements, and ample sunlight is a necessary condition for flowering and fruiting.

Worth having

The perfume lemon is a woody plant and tolerates pruning. Paired with a beautiful pot, it can also be trained into a bonsai tree, with even higher ornamental value. Placed at home, it has a distinctive charm, and especially when the tree is full of fruit, it can also serve as a New Year floral bonsai. The perfume lemon also has high edible value and is rich in vitamin C. It is a must-have for cooling off in summer and an excellent choice for beauty and slimming. It is worth having.