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    COOL CLIMATE PERFORMER

    Aug 08, 2018 2 minutes
    Words Jennifer Stackhouse

    Babaco label

    Common names: Babaco, champagne fruit, mountain papaya

    Botanical name: Carica pentagona (Vasconcellea × heibornii)

    Family: Caricaceae

    Aspect & soil: Full sun to part shade; well-drained soil

    Best climate: Subtropics, temperate, Mediterranean, cold (with shelter)

    Herbaceous shrub

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