Description

About Plants:

Height: 1-1.5 Feet

Variety:

Age: 4-6 Months

Type: Grafted

Color:Deep Red

Use: Home Garden / Farming Purpose

Apply In: Soil Outdoor

Benefits & Description About Product:

A blood orange plant is a citrus tree that produces unique oranges with red-colored flesh, juice, and sometimes rind, due to anthocyanin pigments. Native to the Mediterranean, these evergreens prefer full sun and well-drained soil, thriving in warm, subtropical climates. They have fragrant white blossoms in late winter and bear fruit that ripens from late autumn through winter, with the red color intensifying with cool nights. The trees are grown for their sweet and tangy fruit, which is used in juices, desserts, and salads, and are also prized for their ornamental value.
Key Characteristics
Fruit: Blood orange flesh is a vibrant red or maroon color, thanks to anthocyanin pigments.
Blossoms: The trees produce small, white, and fragrant flowers.
Foliage: The leaves are glossy and evergreen, providing contrast to the fruit.
Growth Habit: Blood orange trees are evergreen trees of moderate vigor with a rounded, spreading shape.
Growing Conditions
Climate: Blood oranges originate from the Mediterranean and thrive in subtropical and warm climates.
Sun: They require full sun for at least six hours a day.
Soil: The plants need well-drained, slightly acidic soil with plenty of compost.
Watering: Water regularly during the growing season, but avoid flooding or overly saturated soils.
Harvest and Use
Seasonal Harvest:Fruit ripens from late autumn to winter, with the red color developing best in response to cool nights.
Culinary Uses:The fruit is excellent eaten fresh, juiced, used in cocktails, salads, or baked into desserts and marmalades.
Ornamental Value:The tree is also considered highly ornamental, with its fragrant flowers and glossy foliage.