Citrus — The ornamental orange tree offers fragrant flowers and bright, decorative fruit; grow in a pot and shelter in winter.
Botanical name: Citrus × sinensis
Position: Sun
Flowering: Spring
Height: 100–250 cm
Winter care: tolerates brief frosts to −3 °C, but roots are exposed in a pot — overwinter in a bright, cool place (5–10 °C)
Watering: let the surface of the compost dry between waterings; in a pot in summer it needs regular watering. Never leave water in the saucer.
| Life cycle | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Frost hardiness | Not frost-hardy |
| Size | mini-standard, Ø 20 cm, mixed colours, mixed colours, Ø 18 cm, mixed colours, Ø 20 cm, mixed colours, Ø 35 cm (4038514), mixed colours, Ø 35 cm (4040586) |
