Guava

Weeping Lovegrass

About Guava and Weeping Lovegrass

Guava

Weeping Lovegrass

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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

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10020

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-157-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Gray, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Gray Green, Silver

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Green, 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, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze

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

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut back old stems to the ground

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

No serious insect or disease problems

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

conjunctivitis, Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders, Showy Purposes

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

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

Leaves, Seeds

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 a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PSIDIUM guajava

ERAGROSTIS curvula

7.2 Common Name

Guava Tree

Weeping Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमरूद [amarood]

Weeping Lovegrass

7.2.2 In German

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

Weinend lovegrass

7.2.3 In French

Goyave or Goyavier

Weeping lovegrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

Pasto llorón

7.2.5 In Greek

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

κλάμα Lovegrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

goiaba

chorando lovegrass

7.2.7 In Polish

guawa

Płacząca Lovegrass

7.2.8 In Latin

Psidium guajava

Plorans Lovegrass

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

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Guava and Weeping Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Guava and Weeping Lovegrass

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

Guava and Weeping Lovegrass Physical Information

Guava and Weeping Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Weeping Lovegrass height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Guava and Weeping Lovegrass are as follows:

Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper
Weeping Lovegrass flower color: Gray and Lavender
Weeping Lovegrass leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Guava and Weeping Lovegrass

Care of Guava and Weeping Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Guava pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Weeping Lovegrass pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground. In summer Guava needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Weeping Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.