Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Central America, South America
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
20100
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1310-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
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Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
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
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
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
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Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
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Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Guava Tree
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
goiaba
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
guawa
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Eragrostideae
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Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
10100
1
27800
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