Citrus sinensis Cara Cara
Botanical Name: Citrus sinensis Cara Cara
Common Names: Red Navel Orange,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Hedging / Screening, Trees Rounded, Upright
Description:
This seedless Blood Orange has medium round fruit with a red tinge to the skin and deep reddish-pink flesh. The fruit is very juicy, sweet and excellent in flavour, ripening mid season. Dwarf varieties available also. Citrus are mainly ornamental and practical plants for the garden and are commonly used as both a feature and for their produce. Fruiting Season – May to September. Height: 6-8m Width: 6-8m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Costal Garden, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screeningd, Topiary / Espalier
Pests & Diseases: Ants, Aphids, Bud Drop, Collar Rot, Fruit Fly, Leaf Miner, Mealy Bugs, Mites, Scale, Sooty Mould, Yellow Leaves
Plant Care
TBA
Family Name: Origin:
Rutaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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