Citrus 'Rangpur' Medicinal well-mannered habit of a good

well-mannered habit of a good japonica

site the plant back from paths and seating

a quieter take on the same late-season display

The plant is a registered cultivar with a clear pedigree: raised by Nuccio's Nurseries of Altadena

blue-green

Citrus 'Rangpur' Medicinal well-mannered habit of a goodThe Rangpur is not truly a lime at all, but Indian gardeners have used the fruit as one for more than five hundred years. Citrus x limonia, an old natural hybrid of mandarin and citron, bears small, round, deep orange fruits that look like tangerines and taste fiercely sour, with the aromatic bite that makes a fine lime substitute for cooking, cocktails, and marmalade. In India the fruit goes by surkh nimboo, the red lime, prized for exactly that