Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
-
Central America, South America
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
250100
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Average, Moist
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Guava Tree
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Eisenhut
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
aconit
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
acónito
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
monkshood
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
Aconitum
goiaba
In Polish
tojad
guawa
In Latin
aconitum
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Myrtales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Aconitum
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Delphinieae
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
250100
1
27800
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