Mandarin orange
5.0 out of 5 (3 experiences)
Pest magnet
About Mandarin orange
Mandarin orange is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Plant parents describe this plant as a pest magnet with a whopping 323 being grown with Greg around the world. Check out the reviews below for more details!🌟
Mandarin orange likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Citrus x reticulata
Citrus
Rutaceae
Sapindales
Also known as
Unshu orange, Tangerine, Mandarine orange, Mandarin and Mandarine
How to care for Mandarin orange
How often to water your Mandarin orange
every 9
Mandarin orange needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Mandarin orange in your home
a window
Mandarin orange love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Mandarin orange does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Mandarin orange in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Mandarin orange
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Mandarin orange after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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it DID show up 🎉🎉🎉 my mandarin tree officially exists 🤠
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Mandarin orange spider seeds  Hello ☺️ my mandarin orange spider seems to be growing fruit or seeds. Any tips on how to harvest/plant the new seeds? I’d love to gift them, I get so friends asking for this plant. (Bought a year+ ago a Trader Joe’s!) thanks in advance! #seeds #fruiting #SpiderPlant #orangespiderplants #MandarinOrange #mandarinspiderplant
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My otherwise apparently healthy citrus plant has some leaves with these lines on them. I looked for bugs but didn't see anything obvious. Any ideas what does this? #MandarinOrange
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We’ve got the start of mandarin oranges on our tree! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #MandarinOrange #SanAntonioGregGang #AnthuriumQueen
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Are any #CitrusGrandPrix peeps still going? The #RJGroup is down one competitor but Speedy is doing great! #HoneyDropMandarin #MandarinOrange #OrangeTree Want more information? Check the community tag out and join in on my years long journey.
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My plant had no growth at all since last Friday. I repotted it last Friday since my cat knocked it off. I let it have direct sunlight and watered it but still no growth. Thoughts? #MandarinOrange
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6.5 years in making perhaps my most proud #FreshLeafFriday ever. My orange tree is blooming for the first time! Well done Cutie! #OrangeTree #HappyPlace #HappyPlants #FruitTrees #RJGroup #RJGsYard
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Why does my mandarin orange have some white spots? #MandarinOrange Hello , I'm @SavePlants and a few days ago i saw this spots , i thinked is normal but after some day they did not disappear. Can you help me and say what they are? #plantsmakepeoplehappy #saveplants I photo it yesterday night , thats why is night.
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Time for a #CitrusGrandPrix UPDATE: Speedy is...well...speeding ahead! For the first time Speedy is producing 2 leaves at once! A very exciting development! Little is continuing to chug along on a similar growth trajectory to Speedy just like 75% as fast! That's all this week! Happy racing! #MandarinOrange #HoneyDropMandarin #BackyardGreenhouse #RJGroup
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Late entry into the #CitrusGrandPrix Yeah, I know they’re suckers, but they’re from the graft and could balance out Last Shogun. He had a 1cm diameter fruit which promptly turned black this year.
Care Summary for Mandarin orange
Mandarin orange
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Pest magnet 1