Area of origin: Asia, Mediterranean region
Adult Dimensions: Height up to 3m, width up to 2m
Foliage: Deciduous
Soil Type: All, adapts to chalky soils
Hardiness: Hardy to -15°C
Exposure: Full sun.
Properties and uses:
The Pomegranate 'Mme Legrelle' is a shrub with a beautiful blooming but this cultivar does not produce fruit.
The blooming occurs in June/July and offers large double, deep salmon-pink flowers, streaked and edged white, 6cm in diameter.
The foliage has a bronze colour in Spring, then the summer glossy bright green leaves turn yellow in autumn and fall with the coming of winter.
The Pomegranate 'Mme Legrelle' adapts to all types of soils. Although a hardy bush, it is advised to protect it during winter in all the departments north of the Loire.
