Psidium guajava 'Guava' aka Amruta-phalam-EDIBLES-Base chakra-seeds

PSIDIUM GUAJAVA seeds       ‘Guava’       (aka Amruta-phalam)

Sprouting: 33-108 days (at 25+C) may take longer if soil is too cold.

Harvest: Flowers all summer.

Chakra: Base.

Family: Myrtaceae

Slender stemmed, erect, evergreen tree to 8m with a spread of 3m.  Has dark brown scaly bark, white blossoms and yellow fruit. A native of Central America, it has become naturalised in tropical Australia and is adaptable to most well-drained soils but does not like extended dryness or frost.

Guavas are notable for an extremely slow growth rate for several months, before a very rapid acceleration in growth rate takes over. Quick to harvest. Flowers will usually self-pollinate and produce fruits within a few months. May have more than one fruiting and flowering season during the year, depending on local climate conditions. With shallow roots, these prefer lots of moisture throughout the year (except if cold), although they will tolerate periods of drought, and dry seasonal changes. Keep the soil especially moist while flowering and fruiting. Will accept poor soils but grows much better when grown in soil that is high in organic material or when fertilized monthly. Does NOT like salty soils.

Fruit is sweet and can be eaten fresh but are often used to flavour desserts, sauces, drinks, preserves, and many other food products.

Photo of fruit: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 27May 2024 –4.19pm AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 6OCT2023

Please note: This item is seeds only, NOT live plants! Quarantine restrictions prohibit us selling or shipping this item to WA, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, or Internationally.