Guava

Spring Starflower

About Guava and Spring Starflower

Guava

Spring Starflower

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Central America, South America

South America, Argentina

Types

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Perennial

Number of Varieties

10035

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm10.20 cm

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm5.10 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Green, Light Green, Gray 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

Grass like

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

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

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

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Flowers

Other Uses

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

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, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PSIDIUM guajava

Ipheion uniflorum

Common Name

Guava Tree

Spring Starflower, Springstar

In Hindi

अमरूद [amarood]

Spring Starflower

In German

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

Frühling Borretsch

In French

Goyave or Goyavier

Spring Starflower

In Spanish

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

primavera Flor de estrella

In Greek

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

άνοιξη starflower

In Portuguese

goiaba

primavera Starflower

In Polish

guawa

Wiosna Starflower

In Latin

Psidium guajava

Spring Starflower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Myrtales

Asparagales

Family

Myrtaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Psidium guajava

Ipheion

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Allioideae

Number of Species

10050

1 27800

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Properties of Guava and Spring Starflower

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

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Season and Care of Guava and Spring Starflower

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

Guava and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Guava and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Guava and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Guava and Spring Starflower

Care of Guava and Spring Starflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Guava pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Spring Starflower pruning is done 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 Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.