Papaya — Houseplants
Carica
Full sun, moderate watering — happiest indoors.
- Plant out
- Apr
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Hardiness
- H1b
- Season
- all year
- Height
- 250–400 cm
- Spacing
- 400 cm
- Pets
- Safe around pets
Growing notes
Grows to 2.5-4 metres. Space about 250-400cm apart. In flower January to December.
Safe around pets
The fruit is fine to eat, but do not eat or brew the older leaves, which contain an alkaloid called carpaine.
→ NHS 111, or your GP.