Carica papaya | Papaya, Pawpaw. Originated in … Central America,southern Mexico;Tropical America | Various
Carica papaya belongs to the plant family CARICACE and Genus Carica This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Carica papaya does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Carica papaya so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Carica papaya papaya,pawpaw is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Carica papaya has flowers that are faintly sweet.
Flowers of the plant Carica papaya have a smell of sweet scented male flowers and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Faintly sweet | Faint
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Juice. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … sweet, mild and musky in flavor
Fruit … green skinned, ripening to yellow; the flesh is deep yellow to pink-red; it contains numerous dark brown pea-sized seeds in the central cavity
The fruit is green skinned, ripening to yellow; the flesh is deep yellow to pink-red; it contains numerous dark brown pea-sized seeds in the central cavity. It is sweet, mild and musky in flavor. There are many nutritional properties of merit in Carica papaya; for example vitamin A and vitamin C can both be found. Papaya (sometimes called pawpaw) if frequently used as juice. This plant is most commonly used fresh. This species has numerous traditional medicinal uses. Some of its many uses are: as a digestive tonic, as a vulnerary, as an anthelmintic and as an emmenagogue. More uses are listed in the medicinal properties section. The fruit and the latex and the leaves and the flowers and even the seeds are used to prepare herbal remedies.
"Growing Unusual Fruit", Alan E. Simmons, Walker and Company, New York, 1972.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
Carissa caranda | . Originated in India | Various
Carissa grandiflora | Natal Plum, Amatungulu. Originated in South Africa | Various
Carmichaelia australis | . Originated in New Zealand | Various
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.