Variegated Citron

Citrus medica 'Variegata' Rutaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Source of plant

Logee's Greenhouse

Description

Tree with variegated fruit and foliage. The fruit is the size and color of a lemon and often marked with dark green striping. The thick leaves have a mottling of white with light and dark green shades and gray overtones. A vigorous plant in growth habit and fruit production, it flowers on-and-off throughout the year. Although mostly grown for its ornamental appeal, its rind is sometimes candied.

USDA Hardiness Zone

10