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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

South Africa
Central America, South America

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Tropical White , Tropical Pink , Mexican Cream (Tropical Yellow) , Red Malaysian ,Lemon Guava

Number of Varieties

75
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
-

Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Yellow, Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Olive, Dark Green

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

Egg-shaped
Oval to egg shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of 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

Wet Site
Drought, saturated soil

Facts

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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds, pollinators

Allergy

Toxic
Constipation

Benefits

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

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
anti hemorrhagic, Antibiotic, Digestive

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Fruits, Whole plant

Other Uses

Used for woodware
Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Sauces

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa
PSIDIUM guajava 'Thai White'

Common Name

Buttonbush
common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub
अमरूद

In German

Button Strauch
Echte Guave

In French

buttonbush arbuste
Goyavier

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush
guayaba

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος
Goiabeira

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush
Goiabeira

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew
Gujawa pospolita

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush
Goiabeira

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales
Myrtales

Family

Bruniaceae
Myrtaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus
Psidium guajava

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Myrteae

Subfamily

-
Myrtoideae

Number of Species

12100
1 27800
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Difference Between Buttonbush and Goiabeira

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Importance of Buttonbush and Goiabeira

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Buttonbush and Goiabeira. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Buttonbush and Goiabeira as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Buttonbush is Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic and Tonic whereas of Goiabeira is anti hemorrhagic, Antibiotic and Digestive. Buttonbush has beauty benefits as follows: while Goiabeira has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Buttonbush vs Goiabeira

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Buttonbush vs Goiabeira and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Buttonbush are Toxic whereas of Goiabeira have Constipation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Buttonbush has showy fruits and Goiabeira has showy fruits. Also Buttonbush is flowering and Goiabeira is not flowering . You can compare Buttonbush and Goiabeira facts and facts of other plants too.