How to tend a Carica papaya
Also known as: Papaya pyriformis (Willd.) Baill., Papaya papaya (L.) H.Karst., Papaya posoposa (L.) DC., Carica citriformis J.Jacq. ex Spreng., Carica cubensis Solms, Carica hermaphrodita Blanco, Carica jamaicensis Urb., Carica jimenezii Bertoni, Carica mamaya Vell., Carica papaya var. bady Aké Assi, Carica papaya f. correae Solms, Carica papaya f. ernstii Solms, Carica papaya var. jimenezii Bertoni, Carica papaya f. mamaya (Vell.) Stellfeld, Carica papaya f. portoricensis (Urb.) Solms, Carica peltata Hook. & Arn., Carica pinnatifida Heilborn, Carica portoricensis Urb., Carica posoposa L., Carica pyriformis Willd., Carica rochefortii Solms, Carica sativa Tussac, Vasconcellea peltata (Hook. & Arn.) A.DC., Papaya cucumerina Noronha, Papaya communis Noronha, Carica citriformis Jacq., Papaya hermaphrodita Blanco, Papaya citriformis (J.Jacq. ex Spreng.) A.DC., Papaya cubensis (Solms) Kuntze, Papaya rochefortii (Solms) Kuntze, Papaya cimarrona Sint. ex Kuntze, Papaya peltata (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze, Papaya sativa Tuss., Papaya vulgaris DC., Papaya carica Gaertn., Papaya edulis Bojer, Papaya edulis var. macrocarpa Bojer, Papaya edulis var. pyriformis Bojer, Carica citriformis Hook.f.
Log in to add this plantWatering
Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, avoid strong sunlight in summer at noon
Soil
Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Southern Mexicoand Central America
- Category
- Caricaceae, Carica
- Size
- Diameter ⥠40 cm, height ⥠80 cm
- Blooming period
- Reproductive period year around
- Flower colors
- yellow white, fruit color orange or yellow
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