If you live in a four-season area, your citrus goes dormant in the cold. But, you can grow citrus all year with indoor citrus trees. Learn about the five best below!

Citrus fruit can brighten up any home with a pop of color in dreary winter. What if you could grow citrus fruit in your home for looks and added health benefits? For instance, eating one orange gives you about two-thirds of your needed daily Vitamin C.

If you live in an area with cold weather, here are 5 popular indoor citrus trees to try out:

1. Meyer Lemon Tree

The Meyer lemon from the Meyer lemon tree is a slightly sweeter fruit that is a lemon-orange hybrid. The fruit is medium-sized and seedless. These make great indoor trees because they do not require much heat for the fruit to open like other lemon trees.

This tree flowers twice a year. The blooms are extremely fragrant and will add a beautiful smell to your room.

These trees are on the smaller side, making them great indoor plants in the winter. Take them outside in the summer for some extra sunlight.

2. Mandarin Oranges

Mandarin oranges from the mandarin orange tree are a great orange for snacks. The peel is easy to remove, and most fruits are seedless. You can separate the fruit into various sections, making it a great option to can or put in a mandarin orange recipe as well.

These trees are great to have indoors because they also do not require a lot of heat for the fruit to ripen. The trees are also beautiful and ornamental, so they can liven up any spot in your home.

3. Kaffir Lime

If you enjoy Thai or Southeast Asian cuisine, you may want to consider a kaffir lime tree. These thorny trees are aromatic and have interesting lime leaves to add ambiance to your home.

The kaffir lime is a green, rough fruit. This tree is grown for the leaves that are used in Thai and other Southeast Asian cuisines, but it does produce small, bumpy fruit too.

You can use the rind of the kaffir lime for Thai curry paste. The leaves of the plant can also be dried or frozen to use for additional flavor for cooking.

4. Kumquat

Kumquats grow on evergreen kumquat trees. The flowers are very pungent. They can withstand much cooler temperatures than other citrus trees.

Kumquats are sweet and round fruits that are great for marmalade. These fruits are very healthy with lots of Vitamin C and fiber even though they are only about the size of a grape. You can eat the peel, which is a great source of omega-3 fats.

5. Eureka Lemon

Eureka lemons are the most popular lemon you see in the grocery store. Eureka lemon trees produce a lot of fruit compared to other lemon trees. You can buy the dwarf variety for indoor pots.

Keys to Growing Indoor Citrus Trees

Indoor citrus trees will still need at least 5 hours of sunlight each day. Make sure your room has enough humidity, especially in the winter. You may need to put the pot near a humidifier.

Don't over water your tree; make sure the top two inches of soil never get too dry. Don't let water pool up in your saucer.

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