Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Central America, South America
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Tropical White , Tropical Pink , Mexican Cream (Tropical Yellow) , Red Malaysian ,Lemon Guava
Number of Varieties
16005
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1110-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
-
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
-
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
All year
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main trunk every 5 years, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, herbicides
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought, saturated soil
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Birds, pollinators
Allergy
-
Constipation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, allergy clogging, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
anti hemorrhagic, Antibiotic, Digestive
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Sauces
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PROTEA
PSIDIUM guajava 'Thai White'
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava
In Hindi
Protea plant
अमरूद
In German
Protea Pflanze
Echte Guave
In French
usine de Protea
Goyavier
In Spanish
planta de protea
guayaba
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Goiabeira
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Goiabeira
In Polish
Protea roślin
Gujawa pospolita
In Latin
Protea herba
Goiabeira
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Myrtales
Family
Proteaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Protea
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Proteae
Myrteae
Subfamily
Proteoideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
1600100
1
27800
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