Pineapple Guava is an evergreen shrub with attractive flowers and edible frits. The thick leathery foliage has silvery undersides and stays green year round. Its distinct fleshy white flowers with purple centers and red stamen bloom late spring to mid summer and are followed by waxy grey-green fruits. When ripe, the guava like fruits are highly fragrant and have a minty pineapple to apple flavor. The fruits fall to the ground when mature, making harvest easy. Flowers best in full sun and rich, moist, well-drained soils. Both the fruits and flowers are edible.
Also sold as Acca sellowiana
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10’ - 15’ |
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Spread: |
10' - 15’ |
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Spacing: |
12’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 10 |
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Bloom Color: |
White+Purple |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. needs regular and constant watering for best fruiting. Will generally survive down to 18F without damage. Summer heat may stress the plant and cause premature drop. Mulch to protect shallow roots. Black flies and fruit flies may be problematic in some areas.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Mass Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Food Forest, and Hedge.
COMPANION PLANTS: Fig, Mandevilla, Bottlebrush
IMAGES: H. Zell, Acca sellowiana 002, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) H. Zell, Acca sellowiana 003, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Tulumnes, Acca Feijoa sellowiana, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) I, KENPEI, Feijoa sellowiana2, CC BY-SA 3.0, (5) user:yelod - wikimedia commons משתמש:ילוד - ויקיפדיה העיברית, Acca sellowiana tree, CC BY-SA 3.0, (6) I, KENPEI, Feijoa sellowiana1, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
