Pomegranate

Punica granatum (L')

Tamil name: Vadalaya

Sanskrit name: Dadima

Singhala name: Delum

This is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between 5 and 8 m (16–26 ft) tall. The slender branches start out upright then droop gracefully.Pomegranates have beautiful orange-red trumpet shaped flowers with ruffled petals. The flowers are about 2 in (5 cm) long,The pomegranate, Punica granatum, is native to Asia, from the Middle East to the Himalayas, where it grows in sandy or rocky scrublands. It is cultivated for its fruit and showy flowers in much of the Mediterranean region and tropical America. The pomegranate has escaped cultivation and become established in parts of southern Europe and the American South and Southwest.