Punica granatum var. nana
Common name: 
Dwarf Pomegranate
Pronunciation: 
PU-ni-ka gra-NA-tum na-NA
Family: 
Punicaceae
Genus: 
Punica
Synonyms: 
Punica granatum 'Nana'
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf deciduous shrub, nearly evergreen in mild areas, compact, to 3 ft (0.9 m) tall, greater spread.   Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate, smaller than species, glossy dark green.  Flowers orange-red, small, 2.5-5 cm wide, single.  Fruit small, spherical, brown.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (7)8     Grown in England before 1731 by Phillip Miller, the author of The Gardener's Dictionary, 1759 (Coats, A. M., 1992).
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: east end of parking lot at 26th St and Orchard Ave.; southwest corner of Kaerney Hall (Campus Way & 14th St.)
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  • plant habit, flowering

    plant habit, flowering

  • leafy shoot

    leafy shoot

  • shoot with flower buds

    shoot with flower buds

  • opening flowers

    opening flowers

  • flower, before and after petal fall

    flower, before and after petal fall

  • fruit

    fruit