The constitutive characters of plants can be structural or biochemical and play an important role in their defense against pathogens. We found that Citrus flower buds smaller than 8 mm long have constitutive structural and biochemical barriers to Colletotrichum spp. infection. In addition, this is the first time that osmophores are reported in Citrus sinensis. Our study shows that natural terpenes of Citrus flowers present a potential use for chemical control of Colletotrichum spp.