Smith pomegranate
Punica granatum 'Smith'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Smith' pomegranate (Punica granatum 'Smith') is a multi-stemmed shrub for borders, hedges, specimen planting, 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 average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn, and it draws hummingbirds, bees, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer. This shrub is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Bloodgood Japanese maple, Loquat, Lemongrass, and Blue mistflower.