Japanese Spurge

Guava

About Japanese Spurge and Guava

Japanese Spurge

Guava

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not available

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Banks, Slopes, Temperate Regions

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Variety of soil types

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Grafting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Canker, Root knot nematode

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Variety of soil types

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Bees

Ants, Birds, Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bark, Fruits, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Container, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Grown for shade

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Pachysandra terminalis

PSIDIUM guajava

7.2 Common Name

Pachysandra, Japanese pachysandra, carpet box, Japanese spurge

Guava Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

जापानी रसदार पौधा

अमरूद [amarood]

7.2.2 In German

japanische Spurge

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

7.2.3 In French

Euphorbe japonaise

Goyave or Goyavier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Euphorbia japonesa

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Ευφόρβιο

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Spurge japonês

goiaba

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Wilczomlecz

guawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Spurge Italica

Psidium guajava

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Myrtaceae

8.6 Genus

Pachysandra

Psidium guajava

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

5100

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Spurge and Guava

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Spurge and Guava

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

Japanese Spurge and Guava Physical Information

Japanese Spurge and Guava physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Spurge height is Not Available and width 180.00 cm whereas Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Spurge and Guava are as follows:

Japanese Spurge flower color: White
Japanese Spurge leaf color: Dark Green
Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper

Care of Japanese Spurge and Guava

Care of Japanese Spurge and Guava include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Spurge 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 Japanese Spurge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Guava needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.