Punica granatum Crimson Sky

Punica granatum Crimson Sky ('Nikitskii Ranii') is a hardy pomegranate with early-ripening, large, bright red, flavourful fruit.

Punica granatum Crimson Sky (‘Nikitskii Ranii’) is a hardy pomegranate from the Nikita Botanic Garden. It is early-ripening with abundant and reliable crops of large, bright red, flavourful fruit. The trumpet-shaped, orange-red flowers as also very ornamental. Pomegranates require lots of sun and heat to bloom and fruit. They are self fertile and leaf out in late spring.

Common Name:  Pomegranate - [Citrus Pre-Order]

Family:  Lythraceae (The Loosestrife Family)

Zone Hardiness:  7-10

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  4-6'

Width:  3-5'

Primary Bloom Colour:  Orange

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Red

Bloom Time:  Spring - Summer

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Shrub

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  Red

Benefits:  Bees, Butterflies

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  

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Geographical Origin:  Europe and Western Russia, Himalayas