Pomegranate Punica granatum California Sunset/Mme Legrelle - Salmon Pink Double Flowered - 20-30cm Tall Starter Plant in an 8cm Pot

• 20-30cm tall, 2 years old, strong plant from cutting, in sturdy 8 or 9cm pot (some branching). It is ready to plant it into the ground. This plant is deciduous, therefore leafless between November and March.
• no plant movement in transit: with our special packing method, developed by us
• with FREE growing kit including full growing instructions.
• extremely showy ornamental pomegranate cultivar with large, dark pink flowers with a salmon coloured edge, an older, free flowering variety
• best planted against a South-facing wall, heat loving, drought tolerant (ultimate height is 2m)

Another rare ornamental pomegranate cultivar with salmon-pink double flowers with lighter coloured edge of the petals. Any established plants will flower freely on any good soil. It prefers a hot position, against a south facing wall for example, but will flower in a good protected sunny position (does not require as much heat as the fruiting varieties as very few fruits will develop from the flowers on this variety). The pomegranate is believed to have originated in the area from Iran east to northern India, but has been cultivated around the Mediterranean for so long (several millennia) that its true native range is not accurately known. Another great cultivar, very rarely offered. Other common names: - Native to: Mediterranean Family: Lythraceae Habit (UK conditions): medium deciduous shrub or small tree Max. size in 10 years: 3m x 2m Main value: double flowers Flower colour: salmon pink with light pink edges Flowering period: June - September Autumn coloration: yellow Preferences: wide range of soils, full sun (drought tolerant, prefers slightly alkaline soils) Hardiness: hardy to around -15C Is it toxic? no Is it edible? yes, fruit is edible raw or cooked on fruiting varieties (this variety won't bear fruits)