trefle.io · Taken Dec 10, 2021 by Gustavo França (cc-by-sa)
Caricaceae
Pawpaw
Carica papaya
Also known as Carica mamaya, Papaya peltata, Papaya citriformis, Papaya carica
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Papaya · Tropical Fruit · Edible · Fast Growing · Exotic · Tropical Tree · Fruit Tree · Carica · Warm Climate
Papaya is a fast-growing tropical tree that needs full sun, warm temperatures above 60°F, and consistently moist but well-draining soil to thrive and fruit. Feed monthly with a balanced fertilizer during the growing season and protect from frost, as it is highly cold-sensitive. In non-tropical climates, grow in a large container and bring indoors during winter.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until water drains from the pot or saturates the root zone; allow top 1-2 inches of soil to dry before watering aga · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 96 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Grey · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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