pomegranate
Punica granatum
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 20 feet tall4 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange-red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a shrub for hedges, specimen planting, containers, and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Orange-red flowers open in spring, summer, and autumn, and hummingbirds and bees visit them. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Give this multi-stemmed shrub room to spread.
Pairs well with Pineapple sage, Loquat, and Lemongrass.
Native range
Middle and western Asia.