Mexican Hat

Guava

About Mexican Hat and Guava

Mexican Hat

Guava

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

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

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-1010-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Yellow, Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

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?

Seedlings

Grafting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

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

Fine

Medium

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

Birds, Butterflies

Ants, Birds, Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Rhinitis

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

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

Analgesic

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Bark, Fruits, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

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

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RATIBIDA columnifera

PSIDIUM guajava

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Hat

Guava Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Hat

अमरूद [amarood]

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Hat

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

7.2.3 In French

Mexican Hat

Goyave or Goyavier

7.2.4 In Spanish

mexican Hat

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Hat

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Hat

goiaba

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Hat

guawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Hat

Psidium guajava

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Myrtaceae

8.6 Genus

Ratibida

Psidium guajava

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Hat and Guava

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Hat and Guava

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

Mexican Hat and Guava Physical Information

Mexican Hat and Guava physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Mexican Hat and Guava are as follows:

Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper

Care of Mexican Hat and Guava

Care of Mexican Hat and Guava include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Guava pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mexican Hat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Guava needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.