General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Plant Height: |
15-30 feet |
| Leaves: |
Evergreen
Fragrant
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Used for its essential oil in perfume, as flavoring and as a solvent. The Seville variety is used in the production of marmalade.
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Late winter or early spring
Spring
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| Underground structures: |
Taproot
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
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| Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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- Grapefruit
- Navel Orange
- Tangelo
- Accepted: Citrus x aurantium
- Synonym: Citrus aurantium
- Synonym: Citrus x taiwanica
- Synonym: Citrus x nobilis
- Synonym: Citrus x paradisi
- Synonym: Citrus x tangelo
- Synonym: Citrus x sinensis
- Synonym: Citrus x myrtifolium
- Synonym: Citrus x bigaradia
Posted by
Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Aug 27, 2013 3:59 AM concerning plant:
Orange juice is the state beverage of Florida.
Posted by
KAMasud (Alpha Centauri - Zone 9a) on Jan 12, 2013 1:35 PM concerning plant:
Has to be kept pruned to required height under ideal growing conditions.
Posted by
valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Dec 16, 2011 10:32 AM concerning plant:
Grapefruit (once known as Citrus x paradisi, but now redefined as a synonym of Citrus x aurantium) is a cross between a pomelo and a sweet orange, both parents being of Asian or Indonesian origin.
The hybrid fruit was documented in 1750 by a Welshman, Rev. Griffith Hughes, who described specimens from Barbados.
It was brought to Florida by Count Odette Philippe in 1823 in what is now known as Safety Harbor.
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice have the potential to interact with numerous drugs. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you take medications.
Posted by
robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Apr 20, 2013 9:34 AM concerning plant:
The Navel Orange blossom is the state flower of Florida.
Posted by
plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Jan 27, 2013 7:13 PM concerning plant:
Introduced from Spain, the wild Sour Orange is found near streams in secluded, wooded areas of Florida and the Bahamas. The essential oils from the fruit of the Sour Orange are used in perfumes, as flavoring for liqueurs and also as a solvent. The fruit and leaves are said to make a lather and in earlier times were used for making soap. This variety of citrus is used as rootstock in groves of sweet orange and the fruit is also used in the production of orange marmalade.
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