Pomegranate (Dalim) Plants

Pomegranate plant is a fruit, ornamental plant and type of shrub, which belongs from family of “Lythraceae”. It is known “Dalim” as Bengali name and scientific name of this plant is “Punica granatum”. Pomegranate is red in color and it is a less sweet, delicious fruit. This plant produces white flowers and after few months it produces fruits. It is a high vitamin, juicy fruit and it has so many seeds, seeds are red or white in color. For low pressuring patient, pomegranate is good for their health.

Pomegranate plant needs quite caring or maintenance. It needs well-drained soil; it can be acidic or alkaline soil. It grows in different type of soil and it must be no drainage problem either this plant will be die. This plant loves warm weather; below -8°C temperature can’t be tolerable for this plant. Temperature “between 5°C to 30°C” is preferable for this plant well growth and low temperature can cause of falling leaves. After planted it needs regular watering for its well growth and after few time it needs watering once in a week not in dry weather either it needs twice or trice watering in a week. This plant is weak, and for this reason it needs regular organic fertilizing once or twice in week is essential for this plant growth.