Don Dillon Jr., manager of Four Winds Nursery in Fremont, Calif., said 'Meyer' can flower or fruit throughout the year, but generally blooms heaviest in winter and fruits in late winter. Margot Gunn, tropical plant buyer for Great Big Greenhouse and Nursery in Richmond, Va., said 'Meyer' lemons are the fastest-selling citrus varieties she carries. Kaffir lime C. hystrix is a lime variety that is becoming more popular, especially with herbalists, Dillon said. The leaves of this tree have a wavy shape and are commonly chopped and used in Thai cooking. Leaves are aromatic and have a fragrance similar to lemon grass.
Fruit is sour and the tree can bear at any time of the year, though it blooms heaviest in spring.
Fruit matures and ripens in about one year. Satsuma orange C. reticulata is one of the more popular orange varieties. Fruit is highly flavorful, easy to peel, almost seedless and the size of a tennis ball or smaller. Satsuma oranges are also highly pest and disease resistant and normally need no pesticide.