1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Cusick's camas, large camas
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
10.20 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
5.10 cm300.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Yellow, Pink
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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
Long slender
Oblong elliptic
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Grafting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
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
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Insects
Ants, Birds, Bugs
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Bark, Fruits, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
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
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
PSIDIUM guajava
7.2 Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Guava Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Hyazinthe
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
7.2.3 In French
jacinthe
Goyave or Goyavier
7.2.4 In Spanish
jacinto
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
7.2.5 In Greek
υάκινθος
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Psidium guajava
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Hyacinthus
Psidium guajava
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Dicotyledonous
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species