Psidium cattleianum
STRAWBERRY GUAVA, PURPLE GUAVA
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree or shrub

Hardiness zones: 9b-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
3m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Origins: South America

Other Botanical Names: Episyzygium oahuense, Eugenia ferruginea, E. oxygona, E. pseudovenosa, E. urceolata, Guajava cattleiana, G. obovata, Psidium cattleyanum, P. coriaceum var. grandifolium, P. c. var. longipes, P. c. var. obovatum, P. ferrugineum, P. indicum, P. littorale, P. l. var. longipes, P. obovatum, P. variabile

Other Common Names: Red Cherry Guava, Cattley Guava

 
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Psidium cattleianum
STRAWBERRY GUAVA, PURPLE GUAVA
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree or shrub

Hardiness zones: 9b-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline
3m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Ornamental Fruit: red-purple

Bark & Stems: fibrous, flaky stems

Edibility: -- not edible --, fruit, edible fruit


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean & oriental designs

Uses: informal screen, large planter

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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