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Guava and Large Beardtongue


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants  
Broadleaf Evergreen  

Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas  
Central America, South America  

Types
-  
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana  

Number of Varieties
70  
99+
100  
99+

Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge  
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9  
10-15  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
-  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10  
21,22  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
50.80 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
35.60 cm  
99+
300.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Yellow, Pink  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green  
Olive, Dark Green, Copper  

Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green  
Olive, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green  
Olive, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Olive, Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped  
Oblong elliptic  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam  
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
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings  
Grafting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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  

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  
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  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds, Bumblebees  
Ants, Birds, Bugs  

Allergy
-  
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic  
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals  

Part of Plant Used
Root  
Bark, Fruits, Stem  

Other Uses
Chewing  
Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower  
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'  
PSIDIUM guajava  

Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue  
Guava Tree  

In Hindi
Large Beardtongue  
अमरूद [amarood]  

In German
Large Beardtongue  
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave  

In French
Large Beardtongue  
Goyave or Goyavier  

In Spanish
Large Beardtongue  
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo  

In Greek
Large Beardtongue  
γκουάβα [nkouáva]  

In Portuguese
Large Beardtongue  
goiaba  

In Polish
Large Beardtongue  
guawa  

In Latin
Large Beardtongue  
Psidium guajava  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Scrophulariales  
Myrtales  

Family
Scrophulariaceae  
Myrtaceae  

Genus
Penstemon  
Psidium guajava  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Dicotyledonous  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Rosoideae  

Number of Species
250  
99+
100  
99+

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Difference Between Large Beardtongue and Guava

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Importance of Large Beardtongue and Guava

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Large Beardtongue and Guava. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Large Beardtongue and Guava as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Large Beardtongue is Analgesic, Febrifuge and Stomachic whereas of Guava is Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation and Minerals. Large Beardtongue has beauty benefits as follows: while Guava has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Large Beardtongue vs Guava

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