Guava

Red Fescue

About Guava and Red Fescue

Guava

Red Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

1.4 Types

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

Wide range of ecological site

1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-152-7

0 99

1.12 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

7 - 1

1.13 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.14 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune grass to maintain level

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

fertilize in fall

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

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

Erosion control, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

No Medicinal Use

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

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PSIDIUM guajava

FESTUCA rubra

7.2 Common Name

Guava Tree

Red Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमरूद [amarood]

Red Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

Rotschwingel

7.2.3 In French

Goyave or Goyavier

fétuque rouge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

festuca roja

7.2.5 In Greek

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

goiaba

Red festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

guawa

Kostrzewa czerwona

7.2.8 In Latin

Psidium guajava

Red Fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Myrtaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Psidium guajava

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Guava and Red Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Guava and Red Fescue

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

Guava and Red Fescue Physical Information

Guava and Red Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Guava and Red Fescue are as follows:

Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper
Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Guava and Red Fescue

Care of Guava and Red Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Guava pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level. In summer Guava needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.