Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Central America, South America
Types
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Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
10100
0
40000
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Habitat
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Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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
Mosaic viruses
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
-
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
-
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
Foundation
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Guava Tree
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
goiaba
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
guawa
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Myrtales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Psidium guajava
Clade
-
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
100100
1
27800
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