Differences Between Perfume Lemon and Lemon and How to Grow It in Pots

Perfume lemonis an evergreen small tree of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae, native to Southeast Asia. Its fruit is oval to oblong, with a slender shape and a relatively long fruit stem. Its peel is smooth and fine, yellow-green in color, glistening with a fresh luster in the sunlight.

The most outstanding characteristic of the perfume lemon is its unique scent.It carries a rich and charming fragrance, extremely delicate and elegant, nothing at all like an ordinary lemon with its purely pungent sourness.When you cut open a perfume lemon, the fresh fruity aroma immediately fills the air, and that faint sweet-and-sour breath instantly carries you into a lemon orchard.Moreover, the perfume lemon is extremely juicy; with just a gentle squeeze, a large amount of juice comes rushing out.

There are clear differences between the perfume lemon and the ordinary lemon.In appearance, the ordinary lemon is mostly oval with a relatively regular size, and its peel ranges in color from pale yellow to bright yellow; although its surface is also smooth, it is far less fine than that of the perfume lemon.The perfume lemon, by contrast, is more slender, with a fruit stem clearly longer than that of the ordinary lemon, and its yellow-and-green coloring gives its overall appearance more character.In terms of scent, the ordinary lemon is dominated by a strong, pungent sourness, while the perfume lemon has a fragrant fruity aroma, fresh and elegant, with a faint sweetness and only mild sourness; it is precisely because of this unique scent that it is called "perfume lemon."In taste, the ordinary lemon is full of sourness; squeeze out its juice and that sourness can make your whole face pucker instantly.The perfume lemon is different: it has an elegant, captivating fruity fragrance and very mild sourness, so even if you bite into it, you will not pucker up from the sourness; instead, a touch of delicate sweetness spreads across your tongue, like tasting a cup of fresh fruity tea.

When planting,the soil can be a 3:2:1 mix of leaf mold, peat soil and perlite, or a mix of garden soil, organic fertilizer and river sand, with gravel or clay pebbles laid at the bottom for drainage.Choose a seedling with a well-developed root system, sturdy branches and trunk, no pests or diseases, and healthy leaves; plant in spring or autumn, taking care not to damage the roots when planting, and after planting firm the soil and water thoroughly.

When caring for it,give it full sun in spring, autumn and winter, and provide appropriate shade during the high summer heat. Water by the rule of letting the soil dry before watering again; keep it moist during the growing season, water more frequently in summer, and keep it slightly dry in winter; if the soil is dry 2 - 3 cm down when you push your finger in, water thoroughly. During growth, apply a diluted organic fertilizer once every 1 - 2 months, and add extra phosphorus and potassium fertilizer during the flowering and fruiting periods, taking care to keep it away from the roots. Regularly prune dead branches, diseased branches, overly dense branches and leggy growth, and after the flowering period prune the fruiting branches to promote growth and the next round of fruiting.