Guava

Beardlip Penstemon

About Guava and Beardlip Penstemon

Guava

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Olive, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Olive, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PSIDIUM guajava

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Guava Tree

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमरूद [amarood]

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Goyave or Goyavier

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

goiaba

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

guawa

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Psidium guajava

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Myrtaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Psidium guajava

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

10040

1 27800

Properties of Guava and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Guava and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Guava and Beardlip Penstemon. Guava doesn't have thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Guava does not have fragrant flowers. Guava has allergic reactions like Cold, drowsiness and Mouth itching and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Cold, drowsiness and Mouth itching. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Guava and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Guava and Beardlip Penstemon

Season and care of Guava and Beardlip Penstemon is important to know. While considering everything about Guava and Beardlip Penstemon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Guava season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Beardlip Penstemon season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Guava is Loam and for Beardlip Penstemon is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Guava is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Beardlip Penstemon is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Guava and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Guava and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Guava and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Guava and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Guava and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Guava pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Guava needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.