Pineapple Guava
Feijoa sellowiana
Pronunciation: fa-JO-a se-lo-ee-AH-na
SKU #03570
| Description | Versatile, and easy to grow with an upright branching form, edible flowers, and tropical fruit! Fleshy white flower petals have showy red accents, contrasting nicely with the gray-green foliage. Tasty guava-like fruit ripens in late fall. Easily trained as espalier, a hedge, or a small specimen tree for landscape or container. Monrovia Pineapple Guava are grown from seed and are thus not a particular cultivar. Though mildly self-fertile, a second plant is recommended for better fruit set. Evergreen. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Once established, water deeply when dry. |
| Blooms | Early summer |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 10 to 15 ft. tall and wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Waterwise, Edible, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Upright |
| Landscape Use | Container, Espalier, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
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| Design Ideas | Evokes either a Mediterranean or tropical character in gardens. The coloring of this foliage complements western natives that have very pale, gray or hairy foliage. Plant as a background or specimen for the flowers. In warm climates use as a fruit tree in orchards. Excellent screen or single specimen plant. |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Fig (Ficus); Mandevilla (Mandevilla); Bottlebrush (Callistemon); Loropetalum (Loropetalum); Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina) |
| Care | Grows easily in average to rich, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought. Feed with a slow-release fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Provide a second plant for best pollination. Can be pollinated by hand to increase fruit set. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 8-10
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