Red Champagne finger lime

Garden uses

Notes

'Red Champagne' finger lime (Citrus australasica 'Red Champagne') is a shrub for the food garden. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun. It is grown for its mild, subtle fruit, which you can eat fresh or use in desserts, salads, cocktails, and marmalades. The fruit holds tiny pearls of lime caviar that darken from clear to pink to red as they ripen.

Pairs well with Hass avocado, Hachiya persimmon, and Lemon grass.