Red Finger Lime Tree ‘Red Champagne’ (Citrus australasica sanguinea)
Rare Red
Finger Lime ‘Red
Champagne’ is
highly sought after
for its flavor and
unique color. It’s
a promising, new
introduction in the
horticultural and
culinary worlds
alike. The long
finger-shaped
fruit has thick skin
which keeps the
reddish-pink juice
vesicles inside
plump and juicy. Simply cut the fruit lengthwise or in half
and pop the colorful juice vesicles into a drink or use as a
salad garnish. In our trials, this was the first new Red Finger
Lime to produce fruit as a young plant. Fragrant flowers
emerge fall to spring and the fruit starts to ripen in December. ‘Red Champagne’ is
a grafted plant so, you can expect fruit within the first two years and when mature,
it will bear heavily.