Light
Full sun outdoors; the brightest window indoors.
Growing guide · Edibles
Citrus limon
How to grow Eureka Lemon 'Variegated Pink'.
Striped fruit. Pink inside. Still a lemon.
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Zones
- 9–11
- Size
- 8–12 ft in the ground; 4–6 ft in a pot
- Spacing
- 10 ft. apart in the ground; 10–15 gallon pot as it grows.
- Pets
- Not pet-safe; keep out of reach
Water
Deeply when the top inch is dry. Never let a pot sit in water.
Planting and soil
Spring. Root flare at or slightly above the soil. Citrus or cactus mix in pots.
Feeding
Citrus fertilizer every 6–8 weeks from spring through summer.
Pruning
Light shaping after harvest. Remove all-green shoots and anything below the graft.
Through the year
Blooms in spring and in flushes after. Fruit year-round in mild climates. Bring pots in before frost.
If something's off
Variegated citrus grows slower and is a little less vigorous. Scale and mealybugs indoors: horticultural oil.
A lemon with stripes.
Green-and-cream variegated leaves, and young fruit striped green and yellow like tiny watermelons. The stripes fade as the lemons ripen; the flesh is pale pink and properly tart. It fruits on its own, often several times a year.
Why we stock it: The best-looking citrus you can grow, and the lemons are real.
Eureka Lemon 'Variegated Pink'from $89.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
Eureka Lemon 'Variegated Pink'from $89.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it