Hybrid Citrus 'Benton' (Poncirus trifoliata x Citrus sinensis) 25/9 Restock in the ground through zones

in the ground through zones 8 to 10 or in a large container to overwinter farther north

the small purple-maroon spring flowers giving way

or simply a bed that stays moist

not to be confused with the many junipers and other conifers that borrow the name

Hybrid Citrus 'Benton' (Poncirus trifoliata x Citrus sinensis) 25/9 Restock in the ground through zonesWoodlanders has long championed hardy citrus, the trifoliate hybrids that push oranges and their kin well beyond the usual citrus belt, and 'Benton' is one of the toughest of the group. The plant is a citrange, a deliberate cross between the sweet orange, Citrus sinensis, and the hardy trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata, that legendary deciduous, thorny survivor of cold country citrus breeding. The name citrange simply fuses citrus and orange, and