1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Tropical White , Tropical Pink , Mexican Cream (Tropical Yellow) , Red Malaysian ,Lemon Guava
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
10-117-13
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1.6 AHS Heat Zone
1.7 Sunset Zone
21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.8 Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
300.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Pink
Gray Green, Silver
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Olive, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Olive, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Olive, Dark Green
Dark Green, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Olive, Dark Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
cut main trunk every 5 years, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, herbicides
Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Whiteflies
No serious insect or disease problems
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, saturated soil
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, pollinators
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Constipation
conjunctivitis, Pollen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Borders, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, allergy clogging, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for skin and hair, Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds
Erosion control
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti hemorrhagic, Antibiotic, Digestive
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Sauces
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Shade Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PSIDIUM guajava 'Thai White'
ERAGROSTIS curvula
7.2 Common Name
common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava
Weeping Lovegrass
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Echte Guave
Weinend lovegrass
7.2.3 In French
Goyavier
Weeping lovegrass
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Goiabeira
κλάμα Lovegrass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Goiabeira
chorando lovegrass
7.2.7 In Polish
Gujawa pospolita
Płacząca Lovegrass
7.2.8 In Latin
Goiabeira
Plorans Lovegrass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Psidium guajava
Eragrostis
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species