Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Australia
Central America, South America
Types
-
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
1100
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1110-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly 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
-
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
Flowers
-
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
-
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
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
Seeds, Spores
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
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
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Guava Tree
In Hindi
Pepperwort
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Pepperwort
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
Pepperwort
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
Pepperwort
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
goiaba
In Polish
Pepperwort
guawa
In Latin
Pepperwort
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Myrtales
Family
Marsileaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
65100
1
27800
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