Murphy - there are a bunch of different types of pomegranates, some are small, some are very dark (almost black), some are kinda tan colored. To make things more confusing, what one type is called in Europe, its called something else over here even though they are more than likely the same plant. At this time of year the fruit will be pretty small, they take all summer to swell and ripen.

It's a pomegranate shrub. I have one, Beautiful.

Thank you so much. Does the pomegranate become edible? I think the plant is beautiful too, hemlady. In fact, I have two little ones about a foot high that I rooted off cuttings from a big plant found in the yard of my great grandfather. As I said, I have been trying for over a year to identify.
Trianglejohn, thank you for clarifying. It is confusing but the plant I have has reddish orange flowers and the fruits are also reddish orange. Gonna go with pomegranate shrub. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I read your posts and you are incredibly helpful and knowledgeable.
Murphy

Some are mostly grown as blooming plants and have fruit that doesn't have much flavor. Some are so hard there is no way to break into the fruit anyway. Even the good tasting ones are better tasting in one persons garden than anothers. I have a small shrub form called 'State Fair' which has a ton of fruit but they are pretty small and brownish - not what you'd think of as tasty but they taste ok. Its flowers are the bright orange/red but they don't open up all the way like most of them.

Murphy, I got my shrub from my mother's yard nearly 20 years ago. She got hers from my grandmother 20 years before that. This is a great pass-along shrub that I seldom ever see anywhere else. Denise