Main centres: | 1-3 business days |
Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
5 Seeds
Miniature Pomegranate, Punica granatum var. nana
Perennial. Dense, twiggy, dwarf tree/shrub with light green, shiny, oblong narrow leaves.
Small orange-red, funnel-shaped, five-petaled flowers are followed by leathery-skinned fruit the size of a nutmeg.
Needs well-drained soil and full sun. Will do well in a container.
Fruits are eaten fresh in fruit salad and desert.
Bitter sweet, warming astringent herb.
A red dye is obtained from the flowers and also from the rind of the unripen fruit.