Scientific Name: Citrus x paradisi
Common Name: grapefruit
Family Name: Rutaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Plant Type: Indoor foliage plant
Mature Size: 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Round
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Indoor plant
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Acidic, Humus rich
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Elliptic, Ovate, Entire
Flowers: Flowers clustered, White, Jun-Jul
Fruit: Edible, Hesperidium, Yellow, Mar-Apr-May
Key ID Features:
Twigs with thorns; leaves are glossy dark green, up to 15cm long, winged petioles; flowers about 5cm, four white petals.