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Punica granatum Favorite™
Brilliant orange-scarlet blooms all summer!
The small, very sweet fruit begins setting just a season or two after you plant this shrub -- no more waiting season after season for those first fruits! It is light red and utterly delicious!
Just as terrific as the fruit are the blooms on this compact shrub. They begin in early summer, a vivid shade of orangy-red, and continue all season. Even if you never harvested a fruit from Favorite™, it would be worthy of a place in your garden for the ornamental value of its blooms!
Favorite™ thrives under just about any conditions, from windy, moist coastal settings to the still, dry, hot desert! Site it in a sheltered southern or eastern location (a walled patio is ideal). Fruit will set in all locations, but will only ripen and become edible in warm climates. Expect it to reach just 4 to 6 feet high and wide after 10 years' growth. Needs well-drained soil. Zones 7-11.
| Genus | Punica |
| Species | granatum |
| Variety | Favorite™ |
| Bloom Season | Early Summer - Late Summer |
| Habit | Compact |
| Zone | 7 - 11 |
| Plant Height | 4 ft - 6 ft |
| Plant Width | 4 ft - 6 ft |
| Item Form | Trade Gallon (3qt) |
| Additional Characteristics | Bird Lovers, Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Free Bloomer, Long Bloomers |
| Bloom Color | Orange, Red |
| Foliage Color | Medium Green |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Moisture Requirements | Dry, Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Disease Resistant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Pest Resistant |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy, Poor |
| Uses | Border, Containers, Cuisine, Specimen |
| Restrictions | CAN, AZ, HI, PR |
- Butterflies like a lot of sunlight, so locate your garden in a sunny area.
- If you live in a windy location, plant your butterfly-attracting plants near a building, fence, or hedge to protect them.
- Plant a variety of nectar-rich plants, as well as shrubs and evergreens for shelter.
- Since many butterflies and native flowering plants have co-evolved, try to put in some that are native to your area. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center provides lists of plants native to states and regions.
- Certain colors are particularly attracting to butterflies – red, yellow, pink, purple, or orange blooms that are clustered or flat-topped, with a short flower tubes are especially attractive to adult butterflies.
- Avoid using pesticides, especially around nectar-producing plants.
- Provide a shallow source of water – try a birdbath with pebbles lining the bowl.
- Place a rock in a sunny spot for butterfly basking and resting.
- Create a "puddling area" by digging a shallow hole filled with compost or manure where rainwater will collect and release essential salts and minerals.
- If you want butterflies to breed in your garden, put in some caterpillar food plants, such as parsley, milkweeds, asters, thistles, violets, clover, grasses, and Queen Anne’s Lace.
- Since butterflies need nectar throughout the entire adult phase of their lives, try to create a design that will allow for a continuous bloom – when one stops blooming, another starts.
