Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Central America, South America
Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
4100
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
Vomiting
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
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, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
Guava Tree
In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Rockets Freifrau
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
Rocket Dame
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
Rocket Dame
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
Rocket Dame του
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame
goiaba
In Polish
Rocket Dame
guawa
In Latin
Hesperis Rocket
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Myrtales
Family
Brassicaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Hesperis
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Hylocereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
50100
1
27800
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