fruit tree variety
Wonderful
Pomegranate · Punica granatum
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 8a–9b
- Chill hours
- 100 to 200 below 45°F
- Days to harvest
- 150 to 215
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Low
- Lifespan
- 50 to 200 years
At a glance
Sweet-tart, bright red juicy arils with classic pomegranate flavor; the standard commercial cultivar. Fresh eating, juice, garnish, salads.
Growing Wonderful
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Wonderful by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other pomegranate varieties
3 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Kazake
Sweet, soft seeds, pink arils; pleasant fresh eating. Cold-hardy Russian heirloom; less commercial appeal but …
- Parfianka
Sweet, complex wine-like flavor, soft edible seeds; fresh eating, juice. Considered one of the best-tasting po…
- Salavatski
Sweet-tart, large pink-red arils with a softer seed than Wonderful; fresh, juice. Cold-hardy Russian variety e…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Wonderful pomegranate grow in?
Wonderful grows in USDA zones 8a through 9b.
- How does Wonderful compare to other pomegranate varieties?
Wonderful is one of 4 pomegranate varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full pomegranate variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Punica granatum 004", by H. Zell, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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