Russian Sage

Guava

About Russian Sage and Guava

Russian Sage

Guava

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Olive, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Olive, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Silver

Olive, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Grafting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water

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, Alkaline

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

Prune in early spring, Prune regularly

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

Chlorosis, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

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

Butterflies

Ants, Birds, Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation, Toxic

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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

Insect Repellent

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Treating fever

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Bark, Fruits, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Perovskia atriplicifolia

PSIDIUM guajava

7.2 Common Name

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

Guava Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Russian Sage

अमरूद [amarood]

7.2.2 In German

russische Sage

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

7.2.3 In French

sabio ruso

Goyave or Goyavier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sage ruso

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρωσική Sage

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sábio russo

goiaba

7.2.7 In Polish

rosyjski Sage

guawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Russian Sage

Psidium guajava

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Myrtaceae

8.6 Genus

Perovskia

Psidium guajava

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rosoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Russian Sage and Guava

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

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Season and Care of Russian Sage and Guava

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

Russian Sage and Guava Physical Information

Russian Sage and Guava physical information is very important for comparison. Russian Sage height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Russian Sage and Guava are as follows:

Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper

Care of Russian Sage and Guava

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