Mazhar Botanic Garden

Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg) O. Berg

Pineapple Guava

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000141
Common name: Pineapple Guava
Arabic name: فجوا
Native: Brazil- Paraguay- Uruguay
Country: Brazil Paraguay Uruguay
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub or small tree 3-7 m tall leaves grey-green densely white- felted on the underside flowers with four red petals, white on the outside, appear in the leaf axils fruit red-flushed green

The edible fruit is much appreciated within the plants native range. The plant is sometimes cultivated in warm temperate to tropical regions, both for its edible fruit and also as an ornamental plant, where it is valued especially for its very attractive flowers.

Acca sellowiana (O Berg) Burret

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Texture: Organic
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seed. Semi ripe cuttings in summer
Flowering time: Late spring or early summer
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: Indicator Papers
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Ornamental

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