Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean
Central America, South America
Types
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Tropical White , Tropical Pink , Mexican Cream (Tropical Yellow) , Red Malaysian ,Lemon Guava
Number of Varieties
85
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
cut main trunk every 5 years, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in winter
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, herbicides
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought, saturated soil
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
-
Birds, pollinators
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Constipation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
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Beauty Benefits
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Acne, allergy clogging, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti hemorrhagic, Antibiotic, Digestive
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Whole plant
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Sauces
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
PSIDIUM guajava 'Thai White'
Common Name
Garden Pea
common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava
In Hindi
चीनी मटर
अमरूद
In German
Kefe
Echte Guave
In French
Erbse
Goyavier
In Spanish
guisante
guayaba
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Goiabeira
In Portuguese
ervilha
Goiabeira
In Polish
groch
Gujawa pospolita
In Latin
pea
Goiabeira
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Myrtales
Family
Fabaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Pisum
Psidium guajava
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Myrteae
Subfamily
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Myrtoideae
Number of Species
150100
1
27800
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