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Variegated Pink Eureka lemon

Citrus limon ‘Variegated Pink’

Also known as Variegated Pink Eureka · Pink lemonade lemon

A Eureka lemon with green-and-cream leaves and green-striped fruit whose flesh runs pale pink. The stripes fade as it ripens. The pale leaves scorch in west sun.

EdibleTrue lemonVariegatedFrost sensitive

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Landscape layersLower canopy

Mature size

Usually 10–20 ft tall and wide; rootstock and pruning change final size

Climate fit

Urban core · USDA 9b–10a · Valley suburbs · USDA 9a–9b · Desert outskirts · USDA 8b–9b

Special categories

EDIBLE

Winter chill

None

Typical harvest

Fall through spring, with fruit much of the year

Before you plant

These conditions determine whether it will thrive.

Required microclimate

Placement is part of the growing system.

Zone A — morning sun, afternoon shade, at the east end of the sunnier south-facing side. Shields thin skin and variegated foliage from west sun, and gives blood oranges the cooler afternoons they need to color.

Cold hardiness

Cover in a hard freeze below 27°F

Like plain Eureka, it is one of the more frost-sensitive lemons, with damage starting around 26 to 27°F. Cover it when a night below 28°F is forecast, and plant it near a south or west wall.

Leaves and wood: damaged below 27°F · Blossoms and fruit: below 28°F

Heat tolerance

Needs afternoon shade

It grows less vigorously than plain Eureka, so its canopy shades its bark and fruit less. Give it morning sun and afternoon shade, and paint or wrap any bare trunk.

Sources:

citrusvariety.ucr.edu , citrusvariety.ucr.edu , galveston.agrilife.org

Right plant, right place

Will Variegated Pink Eureka lemon grow at your Arizona property?

Plant in fast-draining soil with the graft union above grade. Keep mulch away from the trunk and avoid lawn irrigation at the root crown.

Best regional fit: Urban core · USDA 9b–10a, Valley suburbs · USDA 9a–9b, Desert outskirts · USDA 8b–9b.

Light

Sun exposure

Full sun; young trunks and exposed scaffold limbs need sunburn protection

Water

Irrigation

Deep, regular irrigation with drying between cycles; expand the wetted zone as the canopy grows

Fruit set

Pollination

Self-fruitful

Harvest

How to use it

Juice, pink lemonade, zest, and garnish

Planting & stewardship

How to help Variegated Pink Eureka lemon thrive

1
Verify both the named cultivar and rootstock on the nursery tag before planting.
2
Whitewash newly exposed bark and protect cold-sensitive trees during hard freezes.
3
Feed in several light applications during the active season rather than one heavy dose.
4
Let fruit color and flavor—not a calendar date alone—confirm harvest readiness.

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