Guava

Silver Bells

About Guava and Silver Bells

Guava

Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Central America, South America

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

1003

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Olive, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Olive, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

Drought and Salt

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Stem

Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes

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, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PSIDIUM guajava

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Guava Tree

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells

In Hindi

अमरूद [amarood]

Silver bells

In German

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

Silver bells

In French

Goyave or Goyavier

Silver bells

In Spanish

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

Silver bells

In Greek

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

Silver bells

In Portuguese

goiaba

Silver bells

In Polish

guawa

Silver bells

In Latin

Psidium guajava

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Ebenales

Family

Myrtaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Psidium guajava

Halesia

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Number of Species

1004

1 27800

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Properties of Guava and Silver Bells

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

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Season and Care of Guava and Silver Bells

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

Guava and Silver Bells Physical Information

Guava and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Guava and Silver Bells are as follows:

Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper
Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Guava and Silver Bells

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