Bring the sweet fragrance and vibrant color of a Mediterranean citrus grove right into your home! You are purchasing a healthy, live starter plant of the highly desirable Myrtle Leaf Orange Tree (Citrus myrtifolia), actively growing in a 2.5-inch nursery pot.
✨ Why You Will Love This Dwarf Citrus:
Ideal for Containers & Bonsai: This specific sour orange is widely considered one of the absolute best citrus plants for container growing. It has a naturally compact, bushy growth habit, a hearty root structure, and densely foliated, small, dark green myrtle-like leaves. It makes a magnificent indoor bonsai subject!
Intoxicating Fragrance: In the spring, the plant produces clusters of delicate, snow-white flowers that will fill your room with a heavenly, sweet citrus scent.
Long-Lasting Decorative Fruit: The blooms are followed by small, highly decorative oranges that ripen around the holiday season and can beautifully hold onto the plant for months, providing a cheerful splash of winter color!
🌱 Expert Care & Growing Instructions:
☀️ Light Requirements: Citrus plants demand Full Sun! To ensure prolific blooming and fruiting, provide the absolute brightest spot possible. A South-facing window indoors or a sunny patio spot is essential.
💧 Watering: Water deeply when the top 1-2 inches of soil feel dry to the touch. Ensure your pot has excellent drainage, as citrus roots hate sitting in soggy, waterlogged soil.
🌡️ Temperature & Hardiness: Hardy outdoors year-round only in warm USDA Zones 9 and 10. It is cold-sensitive! For indoor or patio container growing, the minimum room temperature MUST be kept above 50°F (10°C). Bring it indoors well before the first frost.
✂️ Pruning: This is an enduring, vigorous grower. Pruning is highly recommended and will reward you with a dense, well-shaped bush or miniature tree form.
Important Shipping Restrictions
PLEASE NOTE: Due to USDA agricultural regulations, we CANNOT ship this citrus plant to the following states: Texas (TX), Florida (FL), Arizona (AZ), and California (CA). Orders placed with shipping addresses in these states will unfortunately be cancelled.
In Case of Damage: If your plant arrives significantly damaged by the carrier or in poor condition, we are here to help. To qualify for a resolution, please follow these steps:
Contact us within 3 days of the plant's arrival.
Provide clear photographs of the entire plant, its container, and the external shipping box.
Retain all original packaging until the issue is fully resolved.
We offer different methods shipping on all orders!
We do not offer local pickup or combines shipping.
We do not ship to APO's.
We ship to PO Boxes.
We only ship to the lower 48 states and do not ship to Alaska/Hawaii, US Protectorates, APO/FPO, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Bermuda, Greenland, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
We want you to be happy with your purchase. You may return items in its original condition within 30 days. Please to process a return.