1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Asia, Europe, North Africa
1.4 Types
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-8
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1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.6.1 Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
1.10 Plant Color
1.10.1 Flower Color
1.10.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.10.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Pink
Non Fruiting Plant
1.10.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Green, Dark Green
1.10.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Olive, Dark Green
Light Green
1.10.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Olive, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
1.10.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.11 Shape
1.11.1 Leaf Shape
Oblong elliptic
Needle like
1.12 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
Grafting
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
3.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season
No need to fertilize every year
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Pests and diseases free
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
Not Available
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Not Available
4.12 Allergy
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
No Medicinal Use
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Whole plant
5.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood
Used as Ornamental plant
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
PSIDIUM guajava
Molinia caerulea
6.2 Common Name
Guava Tree
purple moor-grass
6.2.1 In Hindi
अमरूद [amarood]
बैंगनी दलदल घास
6.2.2 In German
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
Pfeifengras
6.2.3 In French
Goyave or Goyavier
pourpre lande-grass
6.2.4 In Spanish
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
púrpura amarra-hierba
6.2.5 In Greek
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
guawa
fioletowy Moor-trawa
6.2.8 In Latin
Psidium guajava
Maurus herba-purpura,
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species