1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
tecolate strain
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
Lawn, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
300.00 cm10.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Pink
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Olive, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Olive, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Olive, Dark Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Insects, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PSIDIUM guajava
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
7.2 Common Name
Guava Tree
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
7.2.1 In Hindi
अमरूद [amarood]
Persian Buttercup
7.2.2 In German
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
7.2.3 In French
Goyave or Goyavier
Renoncule des fleuristes
7.2.4 In Spanish
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
Persian Buttercup
7.2.5 In Greek
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
Persian Buttercup
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Psidium guajava
Persian Buttercup
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Psidium guajava
Ranunculus
8.7 Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Ranunculeae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species