Botanical Name: Punica granatum
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Common Name: Pomegranate  
Plant photo of: Punica granatum
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Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Orange

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Greg Applegate/Thompson
  • Description

  • Notes

Pomegranate is a deciduous shrub growing about 6 to 10 feet tall and probably half as wide (it grows larger in a milder climate). In proper growing conditions, trumpet-shaped, orange-red flowers bloom throughout the summer singlely or in clusters at the branch ends. Flowers give way to orange-sized, leathery-skinned, globose fruits (pomegranates to 2-4” diameter) that ripen to yellow tinged with red. Fruit interior is divided into compartments packed with fleshy, juicy, edible sacs (arils) that surround the seeds. The juicy sacs (along with the seed inside each) are edible fresh or may be incorporated into jams or jellies. It is not dependably hardy here, but you may be able to maintain a plant through proper diligence.