Meyer lemon
Citrus × meyeri
Also called Dwarf lemon and Citrus
Houseplant · Trees & big statementsFruit needs sun and steady feeding. Leaf drop is nearly always cold roots or a soggy pot.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Very hard
- Water
- Once a weekDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Full sun — the brightest you have
- Feed
- Every 21 days
- Humidity
- Average
- Hardiness
- Tender — no frost at all RHS H2, to 1°C
- Size
- 2 m tall · 1.5 m across
- Lifecycle
- Tree
- Origin
- China
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsToxic to pets
Affects dogs, cats, horses. Signs: vomiting, diarrhoea and lethargy, and possibly skin irritation. The fruit is edible; the skins and the rest of the plant can cause problems.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-07-31.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- A sticky gloss on the leaf below turning sooty black, before the scale itself reads as more than a bump on the stem.Scale and mealybug · pest
- Leaves yellow along the midrib and drop through the coldest weeks — cold roots in wet compost, not a shortage of feed.Winter leaf drop · disorder