1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
50.80 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
35.60 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
Light Green, Gray Green
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Olive, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Olive, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Olive, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Oblong elliptic
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Grafting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Red blotch
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
Birds, Bumblebees
Ants, Birds, Bugs
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
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
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Chewing
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
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
PSIDIUM guajava
7.2 Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Guava Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Large Beardtongue
अमरूद [amarood]
7.2.2 In German
Large Beardtongue
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
7.2.3 In French
Large Beardtongue
Goyave or Goyavier
7.2.4 In Spanish
Large Beardtongue
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
7.2.5 In Greek
Large Beardtongue
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Large Beardtongue
Psidium guajava
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Myrtaceae
8.6 Genus
Penstemon
Psidium guajava
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species