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    Cara Cara Navel Orange

    Scientific Name: Citrus sinensis 'Cara Cara'

    Plant type

    shrub, fruit / vegetable

    size

    • H: 6'-20'
    • W: 5'-15'

    planting zones

    • 10a-12

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    Cara Cara Navel Orange plant details

    Cara Cara Navel Orange is a broadleaf evergreen fruit / vegetable or shrub with green foliage. In winter white flowers emerge followed by orange and yellow fruit. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Cara Cara Navel Orange

    Plant type: fruit / vegetable or shrub
    Plant family: rutaceae
    Foliage: evergreen green
    Mature size: 5 FT - 15 FT - wide, 6 FT - 20 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in winter
    Uses: container plant, edible, fragrant, houseplant, tropical-looking, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Cara Cara Navel Orange

    USDA Zones: 10a - 12
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: deer, heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Cara Cara Navel offers the gardener one of the best and healthiest citrus varieties. It has distinctive pinkish-red flesh, due to the presence of the antioxidant lycopene, and it's sometimes called the 'Red Navel" or the 'Power Orange" because of its nutrition-packed fruit. This variety has become popular in markets since its introduction. Cara Cara navels have bright orange rind similar to other oranges and the seedless fruit ripens from November through January. Highly fragrant flowers arrive in late winter and the fruiting cycle begins again. This is a grafted plant that blooms and fruits sooner.

    By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

    Gardening facts about Cara Cara Navel Orange plant

    How to Grow Cara Cara Navel Orange

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • acidic
      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • orange
      • yellow

    • Flower Season

      • winter

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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    Scientific Name: Citrus x jambhiri 'Improved Meyer'

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

    9a-12

    Size

    Height: 8'-12'

    Width: 5'-10'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • regular
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    Plant Type

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    Zones

    10a-11

    Size

    Height: 6'-10'

    Width: 6'-10'

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 8'-29'

    Width: 6'-15'

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    Scientific Name: Citrus limon x trifoliata

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    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

    8a-12

    Size

    Height: 6'-10'

    Width: 5'-8'

    • sun
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    Scientific Name: Citrus x jambhiri 'Meyer'

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    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

    9a-11

    Size

    Height: 8'-10'

    Width: 5'-12'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • regular
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