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Our Ruby Red Grapefruit are blushing — and with good reason. Considered by many grapefruit lovers to be the tastiest and sweetest of all grapefruit varieties, Florida Ruby Red Grapefruit have been called the “Rolls-Royce” of citrus fruit. When the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted a comparative evaluation of U.S. fruit shipped...

Exceptionally juicy and delicious with a sweet, rich flavor, Florida Ortaniques add a dash of Caribbean spice to the  family. Bright orange in color and wonderfully aromatic, Ortaniques originally appeared in Jamaica and were brought to the U.S. in the mid-1940s. According to Jamaican folklore, the Ortanique was the creation of two...

The pink blush on the bright yellow rind of Florida Crimson Grapefruit offers only a hint of the luscious, surprisingly deep red flesh inside. Three times more colorful than Florida’s popular Ruby Red Grapefruit, Florida Crimsons are plump, seedless and bursting with flavorful juice. Sweeter and just a touch more acidic than Ruby...

Originally grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive evergreen leaves, Florida grapefruit didn’t earn a place at American tables until the late 1800s. Botanists believe the unusual citrus fruit originated in Jamaica as a naturally-occurring, accidental hybrid of oranges and the Jamaican pummelo, a pear-shaped citrus fruit originally native to...