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Prunus granatum 'Wonderful' (Bush Pomegranate)

Punica granatum 'Wonderful'

Also known as Wonderful Pomegranate

$39.95

Size

☀SunFull sun
💧WaterLow
🌡Zones8-10

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About This Plant

Wonderful is the commercial pomegranate cultivar, introduced to California in 1896 and still the variety against which all others are judged. Large, deep red fruit packed with ruby arils and complex sweet-tart juice, plus orange-red flowers through the summer that are a documented hummingbird draw per NC State Extension. Self-fertile. One honest caveat for Langlois: pomegranates need summer heat to fully ripen and sweeten, and our cool, foggy coastal summers may not deliver enough heat units before fall rains. Zone 9a winters are within hardiness range; fruit quality, not cold, is the risk. Plant against a south-facing wall in the warmest, sunniest pocket you have.

Plant Details

Botanical
Punica granatum 'Wonderful'
Common name
Wonderful Pomegranate
Mature size
8–12 ft tall × 6–10 ft wide
Growth rate
Moderate
Bloom time
Summer
Bloom color
Orange, Red
Foliage
Gold-chartreuse, Green

Care Notes

TAXONOMIC NOTE: The species_key contains an error. Pomegranate is Punica granatum (family Lythraceae), NOT Prunus. The botanical_name here is correct. Self-fertile; one plant bears fruit, though a second improves crop size., flowers are very attractive to hummingbirds as a nectar source. USDA Zone 8a to 10b. Requires summer heat to ripen fruit fully; cool maritime summers at Langlois may limit sweetness and full ripening before fall rains. Plant against a south-facing wall or in the warmest microclimate available. Full sun non-negotiable. Killed to the ground below 10°F; new growth from roots is true to type. Tolerates a wide range of soil types as long as drainage is good. Chill hours low (~100–200); not a limiting factor. Introduced to California 1896; dominant US commercial cultivar

Garden Attributes

  • Pacific NW native
  • Deer resistant
  • Coastal suitable
  • Grown organically
  • Wildlife: Hummingbird nectar
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