Griggs 5Gal Feijoa sellowiana

Common Name:
Pineapple guava Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub Family:
Myrtaceae (The Myrtle Family) Geographic Origin:
South America California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
10-20 feet
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Red Exposure:
Full sun Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate to occasional watering Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less

Pineapple guava is a decorative shrub or small tree of the myrtle family, growing 10-20 feet tall. It has attractive tan to cinnamon trunks and is closely branched above. Deep green oval leaves with white undersides, up to 3 inches long, are paired along the younger stems. In early summer it makes a dramatic show of 1-2 inch flowers, each with a brush of red stamens, the reddish petals inrolled to show their white undersides. From these develop greyish green, thick-skinned fruits which, at their best, have a wonderful spicy flavor. For best fruit set, plant more than one seedling. Sun, most soils, moderate to occasional watering when established. Hardy to 15 degrees F or less.