Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleyanum

Shrub4×3 mzone 9–11light shade🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Myrtaceae
Habit: Shrub
Height: 4 m
Spread: 3 m
Growth: medium
Lifespan: 40 years
First yield: after 3 years
Hardiness: zone 9–11
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Sand, Silt
Soil moisture: semi-dry – very moist
pH: 5 – 7.5
Synonyms: Cherry guava, Cattley Psidium

evergreensuitable for hedgesnectar sourcepollen source

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible7 of 10

Medicinal3 of 10

Other uses3 of 10

Growing

Wärmeliebender, immergrüner Strauch für humosen, frischen, durchlässigen Boden in voller Sonne. Frostempfindlich; liefert essbare, erdbeerartige rote Früchte und ist in manchen Regionen invasiv.

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