Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Europe
Central America, South America
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
3100
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
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
Loamy, Moist
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
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
Heat And Humidity
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
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
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Guava Tree
In Hindi
चुकंदर
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Rübe
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
betterave
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
remolacha
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
παντζάρι
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
beterraba
goiaba
In Polish
buraczany
guawa
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Myrtales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Beta
Psidium guajava
Clade
-
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
28100
1
27800
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