Psidium guajava Seeds | Guava
LATIN NAME: Psidium guajava
COMMON NAME: Guava
Plant Profile
Guava (Psidium guajava) is a tree in the myrtle family. It is a plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. Add these qualities together and you have a species well worth a place in the garden.
Science & Biotechnology
Within the myrtle family, Psidium guajava is of continuing interest to researchers working on plant diversity, seed biology and the selection of improved garden forms. It retains a following among breeders and collectors, which keeps seed stocks in circulation.
Uses & Benefits
Beyond its ornamental appeal, Guava has the practical versatility that makes a plant worth growing from seed year after year. Guava is a soft, useful plant of warm garden and study collection. It is a soft, useful plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden. Guava seeds grow readily in a light, sandy compost kept warm and moist. Thereafter it wants only the ordinary attentions any garden plant receives.
Guava is a vitamin-C giant, richer than citrus, and its leaf tea is a folk standard for diarrhea and blood sugar across the tropics, now supported by human studies on post-meal glucose.
Growing from Seed
Sow fresh seed of Guava under ordinary good conditions. Broadcast the seed thinly over a fine, free-draining compost, sieve a little more compost on top, and water with a fine rose. Shift the seedlings into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and give them bright light until planting-out time.
Our Take
Guava repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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