Light
Sun supports flowering and fruiting, although light shade is tolerated.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Pineapple Guava
Acca sellowiana
Fruit & berries · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Pineapple Guava (Acca sellowiana) has a dense / open / spreading growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: elliptical, ovate. Flower colours recorded: gold/yellow, purple/lavender, red/burgundy, white.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: dense, open, spreading. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Creator not supplied by NC State Extension · Source · CC BY 2.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Water deeply and consistently; mulch helps protect its shallow roots.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: Clay, Sand.
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
Reported flowering season: spring, summer. Bloom timing varies with climate and cultivar.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
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Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.