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Seasonality
SparklesJD
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Looking for a calamondin lime (aka calamondin orange, calamansi lime, musk lime or limoncito), which are grown as houseplants in the UK, and allegedly available to buy pretty-much anywhere.
I can't find any, except on Amazon and a couple of specialist online retailers, which have large specimens and seem quite expensive.
Do I just need to wait until later in the year? I can see that it would make sense for outdoor plants to be sold seasonally, but is it the case for some houseplants too?
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Hi Sparkles
I've a feeling they're usually in the garden centres in the autumn/run up to Christmas - that is the main fruiting season for citrus so it's when they'll be looking at their best.
Why not contact these people and ask them?http://www.spaldingbulb.co.uk/product/calamondin-tree/
The contact details are under the Customer Service tab.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've noticed that plants tend to be available when they look their best which is as they flower. It makes sense, see a nice plant, and you buy it on impulse.
But I think the calamondin are thought to look their best when they're covered with fruit
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This site (which I've never used so cannot vouch for) says they have them in stock from the beginning of September until the end of April https://www.gardencentrekoeman.co.uk/fruit-trees/citrus-mitis-calamondin.html
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks all. I used to have one when I was a teenager and I loved it, then James Wong mentioned it in 'Homegrown Revolution' and I thought I'd get another one.
He says in Asia they eat them as limes rather than oranges.