Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Central America, South America
Types
Green Tomatillo, Purple Tomatillo
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
40100
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12*1
-
Sunset Zone
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
Oval/Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Sandy Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Purple, Yellow green
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
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
-
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove wet foliage
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
Fungal Diseases
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flea beetles
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
Arthritis, Inflammation
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
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
Cancer, Diabetes, Energy, Opthalmic
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Used for making green salsas and chilli sauce, Used in salads
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
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PHYSALIS philadelphica
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Green Tomato, Mexican Groundcherry, Tomatillo
Guava Tree
In Hindi
Tomatillos
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Tomatillos
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
Tomatilles
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
Tomatillos
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
Tomatillos
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
Tomatillos
goiaba
In Polish
Tomatillos
guawa
In Latin
Tomatillos
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Myrtales
Family
Solanaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Physalis
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Physaleae
-
Subfamily
Solanoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
75100
1
27800
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