Guava

Weeping Lovegrass

About Guava and Weeping Lovegrass

Guava

Weeping Lovegrass

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Grass

Origin

Central America, South America

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula

Number of Varieties

10020

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-157-13

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Gray, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Olive, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Olive, Dark Green

Dark Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

Average Water Needs

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

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Cut back old stems to the ground

Fertilizers

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Allergy

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

conjunctivitis, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, 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

Erosion control

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Stem

Leaves, Seeds

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

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

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PSIDIUM guajava

ERAGROSTIS curvula

Common Name

Guava Tree

Weeping Lovegrass

In Hindi

अमरूद [amarood]

Weeping Lovegrass

In German

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

Weinend lovegrass

In French

Goyave or Goyavier

Weeping lovegrass

In Spanish

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

Pasto llorón

In Greek

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

κλάμα Lovegrass

In Portuguese

goiaba

chorando lovegrass

In Polish

guawa

Płacząca Lovegrass

In Latin

Psidium guajava

Plorans Lovegrass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Cyperales

Family

Myrtaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Psidium guajava

Eragrostis

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Eragrostideae

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Chloridoideae

Number of Species

10010

1 27800

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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.