Thornless Key Lime

Thornless Key Lime

15 Gallon / Bush
$349.00
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Thornless Key Lime

Lime 'Mexican Thornless'

Classic Key Lime Flavor • Thornless for Easy Care • Compact & Ideal for Containers

$349.00
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Description

The Thornless Key Lime brings the iconic, tangy flavor of the classic Key lime to your garden without the defensive thorns. This compact, everbearing shrub is perfect for pots and small spaces, offering a nearly continuous harvest of small, aromatic fruit that is essential for authentic pies, refreshing beverages, and vibrant culinary creations.

  • Produces small, round fruit with smooth, thin, greenish-yellow skin that is often harvested while still green.

  • Flesh is pale yellow-green, juicy, finely-textured, and highly aromatic with a distinctive, brisk acidity that defines the true Key lime flavor.

  • A unique thornless variety that makes planting, pruning, and harvesting safe and easy.

  • A self-pollinating, compact, and semi-upright evergreen shrub perfectly sized for containers, patios, and small gardens.

  • Fruits nearly year-round with a peak production in winter, ensuring a steady supply.

  • Exceptionally low-maintenance, heat-loving, and drought-tolerant once established, thriving in full sun.

Flavor Profile:

  • Flavor: Intensely tart and floral with a complex, sharp acidity that is more aromatic than common Persian limes.

  • Texture: Juicy with a soft, fine pulp and very few seeds.

  • Best Uses: The essential fruit for authentic Key lime pie, tangy cocktails (like the Gimlet), marinades, and adding a bright note to sauces and desserts.

Quick Facts

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  • Mature height: 6-8 ft
  • Mature spread: 6-8 ft
  • Light: Full sun (minimum 6 hours daily)

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  • Features:Foliage: Glossy, deep green ovate leaves.Flowers: Fragrant star-shaped white blossoms with purple-pink bases; self-fertile.Fruit: Petite round limes with smooth, thin yellow-green rind (typically harvested green); nearly seedless.Habit: Compact, thornless evergreen shrub with semi-upright growth
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Key Advantages:True thornless variety (uncommon for key limes).Extended harvest season (year-round with winter peak).Superior container adaptability.Heat and humidity tolerant.Low maintenance requirements
  • Fruit Characteristics:Flesh: Pale yellow-green, tender texture.Flavor: Intense citrus acidity with bright aroma.Juice Content: Exceptionally high.Best Uses: Cocktails, key lime pie, marinades
  • Landscape Uses:Container citrus gardens.Patio fruit production.Tropical edible landscaping.Poolside plantings (thornless safety)

Faqs

  • Q: When is the best time to harvest the limes?A: They can be harvested year-round when they reach full size and are deep green or just beginning to yellow. For the tartest flavor preferred in cooking, harvest while green.
  • Q: Can I grow this indoors?A: Yes, it is an excellent candidate for a sunny indoor spot (like a south-facing window) as a container plant, provided it receives at least 6-8 hours of direct light.
  • Q: How is it different from a regular lime at the store?A: Store-bought limes are typically Persian limes (like Bearss). Key limes are smaller, more aromatic, have a thinner skin, and possess a distinct, sharper, and more floral acidity.

📍 Primary Delivery Area · San Francisco Bay Area

Local delivery across the Bay Area — and beyond.

San Francisco Bay Area is our primary local delivery market. Victory Nursery also serves additional California markets and selected extended delivery areas by arrangement.

Regular local delivery: San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, Marin, Tracy / Mountain House and surrounding service areas.

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