Sweet Potato

Guava

About Sweet Potato and Guava

Sweet Potato

Guava

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

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100

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

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, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Grafting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Ants, Birds, Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Bark, Fruits, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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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34% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA batatas

PSIDIUM guajava

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Guava Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

शकरकंद

अमरूद [amarood]

7.2.2 In German

Süßkartoffel

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

7.2.3 In French

Patate douce

Goyave or Goyavier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Batata

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

7.2.5 In Greek

Γλυκοπατάτα

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata doce

goiaba

7.2.7 In Polish

Słodki ziemniak

guawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Psidium guajava

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Myrtaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

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

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400

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100

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sweet Potato and Guava

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Potato and Guava? We provide you with everything About Sweet Potato and Guava. Sweet Potato doesn't have thorns and Guava doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling and Vomiting and Guava has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling and Vomiting. 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 Sweet Potato and Guava and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Potato and Guava

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

Sweet Potato and Guava Physical Information

Sweet Potato and Guava physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Potato and Guava are as follows:

Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze
Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper

Care of Sweet Potato and Guava

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