Grapefruit Star Ruby
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This grapefruit is for you, if you are looking for a good juice, with a less bitter and sweeter taste and a deep red colour!
The Star ruby IVIA 197 grapefruit is a seedless variety. Orange-orange skin, thin, fine and smooth. Soft, deep red flesh and abundant juice.
Grows in subtropical areas and does not tolerate frost. It prefers sandy-loam, fresh and deep soils. Harvesting from October to March.
Rootstock Macrophylla. (Sensitive to tristeza if grafted on orange trees, but tolerant if grafted on lemon trees. Hybrid widely used nowadays for its fast and good production. Suitable for all types of soil.)
Use
Culinary, Fruit production, Herbs garden
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Flowering
| Fruit colour | Red |
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| Fragrant | Flower, Fruit |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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| Foliage colour | Green |
Botanical information
| Common name | CITRUS × PARADISI - Grapefruit Star Ruby |
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When to plant?
| Planting period | March, April, May, Spring |
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| Harvest period | January, February, March, October, November, December, Autumn, Winter |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Culinary, Fruit production, Herbs garden |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil type | Sand, Loam, Deep |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained, Fresh |
| Hardiness | Non hardy |
| Climate zone | Tropical, Warm areas |
Care
| Watering | Regular |
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