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Grow pomegranates at home
Pomegranates grow into interesting bushes that can grow well as a patio pot plant as well as indoors. They are deciduous and will therefore lose their leaves in winter.
The Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5–8 m tall. The pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and was cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region including Armenia since ancient times. It is widely cultivated throughout Iran, India and the drier parts of southeast Asia, Malaya, the East Indies and tropical Africa.
Cultivation details
An easily grown plant, it prefers a well-drained fertile soil Levington multipurpose with added 25% horticultural fine grit) and succeeds in a hot dry position. It requires a sheltered sunny position. Fairly hardy in Britain, the pomegranate tolerates temperatures down to about -11°c but it is best grown on a south facing wall even in the south of the country because it requires higher summer temperatures than are normally experienced in this country in order to ripen its fruit and its wood. The wood is also liable to be cut back by winter frosts when it is grown away from the protection of a wall. The pomegranate requires a well drained soil The pomegranate is often cultivated in warm temperate zones for its edible fruit, there are many named varieties In Britain fruits are only produced after very hot summers. Plants often sucker freely. Flowers are produced on the tips of the current year’s growth grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first 2 growing seasons. Plant out in late spring or early summer.