Hyacinth

Guava

About Hyacinth and Guava

Hyacinth

Guava

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Mediterranean, Western Asia

Central America, South America

Types

Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Number of Varieties

30100

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Olive, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long slender

Oblong elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Grafting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

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

Plant Tolerance

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Allergy

Asthma

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, 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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Bark, Fruits, Stem

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Hyacinthus orientalis

PSIDIUM guajava

Common Name

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

Guava Tree

In Hindi

ह्यचीन्थ

अमरूद [amarood]

In German

Hyazinthe

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

In French

jacinthe

Goyave or Goyavier

In Spanish

jacinto

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

In Greek

υάκινθος

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

In Portuguese

jacinto

goiaba

In Polish

hiacynt

guawa

In Latin

et hyacinthinas,

Psidium guajava

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Myrtales

Family

Liliaceae

Myrtaceae

Genus

Hyacinthus

Psidium guajava

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Rosoideae

Number of Species

3100

1 27800

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Properties of Hyacinth and Guava

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

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Season and Care of Hyacinth and Guava

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

Hyacinth and Guava Physical Information

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

Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Hyacinth leaf color: Green
Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper

Care of Hyacinth and Guava

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