1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
High elevation
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Yellow, Pink
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Olive, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Olive, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Olive, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Grafting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Fungal leaf spots
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
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
Not Available
Ants, Birds, Bugs
5.12 Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
Bark, Fruits, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
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
Container, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
PSIDIUM guajava
7.2 Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
Guava Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
fleeceflower
अमरूद [amarood]
7.2.2 In German
fleeceflower
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
7.2.3 In French
fleeceflower
Goyave or Goyavier
7.2.4 In Spanish
Polygonum affine
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
7.2.5 In Greek
fleeceflower
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
fleeceflower
Psidium guajava
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Periscaria
Psidium guajava
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species