Citrus aurantium | Seville Orange, Bitter Orange. Originated in … India,Thailand,southern China | Various
Citrus aurantium belongs to the plant family RUTACE and Genus Citrus 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 Citrus aurantium does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Citrus aurantium so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Citrus aurantium Seville orange,bitter orange is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Citrus aurantium | Seville Orange, Bitter Orange is an evergreen specimen which means it keeps it leaves throughout the year.
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).
Citrus aurantium has flowers, leaves and fruit that is mildly fruity. Bitter orange (also known as Seville orange) can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 10 Fahrenheit. This plant needs summer days with high heat. The best soil for this species has a texture that is rich. Full sun is needed for this plant to do its best. It needs soil that is moist, well drained.
Citrus aurantium is evergreen. Flowers: Bitter orange (locally known in some parts as Seville orange) has tiny flowers. The flowers are typically of a white color.
Citrus aurantium | Seville Orange, Bitter Orange is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: tiny
Flowers;Leaves;Fruit of the plant Citrus aurantium have a smell of fragrant flowers. flowers and leaves are deliciously sweet scented; fruit ha and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Fruity | Mild
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 30' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Marmalade;Flavoring;Juice. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … has a very sour flesh
Fruit … 2 to 3 inch diameter round, slightly flattened at one end, with an orange colored bitter rind
The fruit is 2 to 3 inch diameter round, slightly flattened at one end, with an orange colored bitter rind. It has a very sour flesh. Among its many possible uses in the kitchen, Citrus aurantium is often used in marmalade, as a flavoring and as juice. Bitter orange (sometimes called Seville orange) has herbal applications as a contraceptive, as a bitter, as a carminative and as an antiscorbutic. See the medicinal properties section for even more traditional herbal uses. This plant should only be used under professional guidance. The fruit as well as the peel and the leaves and the flowers and the seeds and the essential oil are used in herbal preparations.
"Growing Unusual Fruit", Alan E. Simmons, Walker and Company, New York, 1972.
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
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"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.