Variegated Meyer Lemon edible Water steadily through the growing

Water steadily through the growing season and mulch each spring with leaf mould or a seaweed-based feed to keep the foliage lush

Growth habit: Compact herbaceous scrabmbler

after which Silver Spear is impressively tolerant of dry spells and exposure

showy bracts that are often mistaken for flowers

Variegated Meyer Lemon edible Water steadily through the growingThe Variegated Meyer lemon (Citrus x meyeri 'Variegata') is a decorative form of the popular sweet Meyer lemon, with green leaves splashed and margined in cream. It is one of the prettiest patio citrus you can grow, carrying intensely fragrant white blossom that can appear more than once a year, followed by rounder, sweeter, thin skinned lemons. This is a tender evergreen, not a frost hardy plant. Stand it outside in full sun through the summer, then