Guava

Napa Cabbage

About Guava and Napa Cabbage

Guava

Napa Cabbage

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Vegetable

Origin

Central America, South America

Europe

Types

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument

Number of Varieties

1005

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

agricultural areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm20.30 cm

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm12.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Olive, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Olive, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Cushion

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Summer, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering

In Summer

Moderate

Ample Water

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

20-20-20 amount, Compost

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Bugs

Allergy

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Stem

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PSIDIUM guajava

BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'

Common Name

Guava Tree

Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage

In Hindi

अमरूद [amarood]

नापा पत्तागोभी

In German

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

Chinakohl

In French

Goyave or Goyavier

Napa chou

In Spanish

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

Lechuga de Napa

In Greek

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

Νάπα Λάχανο

In Portuguese

goiaba

Repolho Napa

In Polish

guawa

Kapusta Napa

In Latin

Psidium guajava

Napa Brassica

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Capparales

Family

Myrtaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Psidium guajava

Brassica

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Number of Species

1001

1 27800

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Properties of Guava and Napa Cabbage

Wondering what are the properties of Guava and Napa Cabbage? We provide you with everything About Guava and Napa Cabbage. Guava doesn't have thorns and Napa Cabbage doesn't have thorns. Also Guava does not have fragrant flowers. Guava has allergic reactions like Cold, drowsiness and Mouth itching and Napa Cabbage 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 Napa Cabbage and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Guava and Napa Cabbage

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

Guava and Napa Cabbage Physical Information

Guava and Napa Cabbage physical information is very important for comparison. Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Napa Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 12.00 cm. The color specification of Guava and Napa Cabbage are as follows:

Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper
Napa Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Napa Cabbage leaf color: Light Green

Care of Guava and Napa Cabbage

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