Psidium guajava Seeds | Pink Fruit
LATIN NAME: Psidium guajava
COMMON NAME: Guava, Pink Guava, Common Guava
Plant Profile
Guava (Psidium guajava) grows as a small, evergreen tree in the myrtle family, native to warm regions of central America, while it has been cultivated widely across the tropics. Guava is one of the most fragrant and widespread of the tropical fruits, and its sweet, aromatic, pink-fleshed fruits have made it a favourite of the gardens and the markets of the warm regions of the world. Given room and time, it reaches roughly Ten metres. While it flowers, it feeds a quiet procession of bees and hoverflies. Add these qualities together and you have a species well worth a place in the garden.
Science & Biotechnology
Research touching on Psidium guajava ranges from the botany of the myrtle family to practical horticulture, including seed handling, propagation and the selection of superior forms. Guava has a real and distinguished place in research. Continuing work by breeders and collectors keeps good seed of this species moving through the trade.
Uses & Benefits
Beyond its ornamental appeal, Guava has the practical versatility that makes a plant worth growing from seed year after year. Ecologically, guava is a generous tree of tropical gardens and forest edges. Its small, white, fragrant flowers feed bees and insects through year, and its sweet fruits feed birds and small animals, while its evergreen crown gives a shade and a shelter in warm climate. To raise guava, sow seeds in pots of moist, open compost in a warm, bright place, keep them gently watered, and grow little trees on in the warmth. In later seasons it demands little more than an appreciative eye.
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
Guava grows readily from seed. Sow the seed evenly over the surface and cover lightly, using a loose, well-drained seed compost, and keep it just moist in bright light until the seedlings are well up. Move strong seedlings into individual pots, keep them in good light, and set them out when the weather and their size agree.
Our Take
Guava, Pink Guava, Common Guava settles in quickly once it finds its footing. Young plants want steady water; older plants take conditions as they come.
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