Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor: where to plant it in the ground?

Hardiness −8 °C. Municipality by municipality, depending on how cautious you are about frost. See the page “Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor – Blood tangor”

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Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor: where to plant it in the ground?
  • Without protection one winter in ten (Reasonable profile)
  • With a winter fleece put on during frosty nights (one winter in ten)
  • In a pot, sheltered in winter
  • Black line: limit of the Bold profile. On one side it came through the last 5 winters without protection; on the other (towards the colder regions), even those winters were too cold for it.
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In short

For a “Reasonable” gardener (the cold of one winter in ten), this variety (hardiness −8 °C) survives without protection in 5.8% of the municipalities of mainland France, with a winter fleece in 24.5%, and should be grown in a pot in 69.7%.

It survives without protection in most municipalities of: Brittany.

A “Cautious” gardener (the worst winter of the last 30 years) will see it survive without protection in 1.8% of municipalities; a “Bold” one (the coldest of the last 5 winters) in 37.2%, at the risk of a harsh winter damaging it.

Details: 30 large cities and frequently asked questions
Cold used and verdict in 30 large cities (centre of the municipality)
CityCautiousReasonableBold
Paris−12 °C – in a pot−9 °C – with a fleece−5 °C – without protection
Marseille−10 °C – with a fleece−8 °C – without protection−5 °C – without protection
Lyon−14 °C – in a pot−11 °C – with a fleece−8 °C – without protection
Toulouse−12 °C – in a pot−9 °C – with a fleece−9 °C – with a fleece
Nice−5 °C – without protection−4 °C – without protection−1 °C – without protection
Nantes−11 °C – with a fleece−9 °C – with a fleece−7 °C – without protection
Montpellier−10 °C – with a fleece−8 °C – without protection−6 °C – without protection
Strasbourg−14 °C – in a pot−13 °C – in a pot−9 °C – with a fleece
Bordeaux−9 °C – with a fleece−8 °C – without protection−6 °C – without protection
Lille−13 °C – in a pot−12 °C – in a pot−8 °C – without protection
Rennes−10 °C – with a fleece−9 °C – with a fleece−6 °C – without protection
Reims−16 °C – in a pot−13 °C – in a pot−11 °C – with a fleece
Toulon−3 °C – without protection−3 °C – without protection−3 °C – without protection
Saint-Étienne−17 °C – in a pot−15 °C – in a pot−10 °C – with a fleece
Le Havre−11 °C – with a fleece−7 °C – without protection−6 °C – without protection
Grenoble−19 °C – in a pot−17 °C – in a pot−12 °C – in a pot
Dijon−19 °C – in a pot−15 °C – in a pot−8 °C – without protection
Angers−12 °C – in a pot−11 °C – with a fleece−6 °C – without protection
Nîmes−8 °C – without protection−7 °C – without protection−4 °C – without protection
Clermont-Ferrand−18 °C – in a pot−15 °C – in a pot−12 °C – in a pot
Aix-en-Provence−11 °C – with a fleece−9 °C – with a fleece−6 °C – without protection
Brest−7 °C – without protection−6 °C – without protection−4 °C – without protection
Tours−14 °C – in a pot−12 °C – in a pot−7 °C – without protection
Limoges−15 °C – in a pot−11 °C – with a fleece−9 °C – with a fleece
Perpignan−6 °C – without protection−6 °C – without protection−4 °C – without protection
Metz−16 °C – in a pot−15 °C – in a pot−11 °C – with a fleece
Besançon−18 °C – in a pot−16 °C – in a pot−11 °C – with a fleece
Orléans−14 °C – in a pot−14 °C – in a pot−10 °C – with a fleece
Pau−11 °C – with a fleece−9 °C – with a fleece−8 °C – without protection
La Rochelle−9 °C – with a fleece−7 °C – without protection−7 °C – without protection

Frequently asked questions

Can Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor survive winter in the ground in Paris?

In Paris, the cold used is −12 °C for a cautious gardener, −9 °C one winter in ten and −5 °C for a bold one. With a hardiness of −8 °C, Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor is: in a pot (Cautious), with a fleece (Reasonable), without protection (Bold).

Can Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor survive winter in the ground in Lyon?

In Lyon, the cold used is −14 °C for a cautious gardener, −11 °C one winter in ten and −8 °C for a bold one. With a hardiness of −8 °C, Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor is: in a pot (Cautious), with a fleece (Reasonable), without protection (Bold).

Where can Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor be planted in the ground without protection?

It survives without protection in most municipalities of: Brittany. Look up your municipality on the map above.

Does Sciara x Clem Blood Tangor need a winter fleece?

For the Reasonable profile, a fleece is enough in 24.5% of municipalities (ochre hatching on the map). Put it on for each frost and take it off as soon as the frost is over. Where the map stays grey, grow it in a pot, sheltered in winter.

About this variety

Sciaraxclem (also known as Sciaraclem) is offered as a blood tangor, combining the appeal of mandarin–orange hybrids with pigmented flesh.

Cold: Météo-France records (Licence Ouverte), winters 1996-1997 to 2025-2026, estimated for each municipality from nearby stations and altitude; near the eastern border, also Deutscher Wetterdienst (Datenlizenz Deutschland 2.0). Municipalities and boundaries: INSEE, IGN (Licence Ouverte).

Hardiness: as shown on the variety page, for an adult, acclimatised plant during a short frost. Your garden may be milder or colder than the centre of the municipality. Put the fleece on for each frost and take it off as soon as the frost is over.

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