Overview

Bring the tropics to your home with the delightful red strawberry guava live plant. This vibrant and productive plant, scientifically known as Psidium cattleianum, is a fantastic addition for both seasoned gardeners and enthusiastic beginners. Growing your own red strawberry guava live plant offers the unique pleasure of harvesting fresh, sweet, and aromatic fruits right from your backyard or patio. Known for its compact growth habit and beautiful red-skinned fruits, this plant is not only a source of delicious treats but also an attractive ornamental specimen. It’s an excellent choice for container gardening in cooler climates or as a landscape shrub in warmer regions, providing year-round interest with its glossy green leaves and charming white flowers that precede the juicy fruit.

The red strawberry guava live plant is highly adaptable and relatively easy to care for, making it a popular choice for home growers. Its small, round fruits mature to a rich red color, offering a unique flavor profile that combines notes of strawberry and passionfruit. Whether you’re looking to enhance your edible garden, add an exotic flair, or simply enjoy fresh, healthy fruit, this plant delivers. Our plants are carefully nurtured to ensure they arrive healthy and ready to establish in their new environment, providing you with a head start on enjoying your own homegrown guava.

Key Benefits

Owning a red strawberry guava live plant offers a multitude of advantages, from its delicious fruit to its ornamental appeal. This plant is a true garden gem, providing both beauty and bounty with relatively little effort.

• Delicious Homegrown Fruit: Enjoy the unique, sweet-tart flavor of fresh red strawberry guava, perfect for eating fresh, making jams, jellies, or desserts. Harvesting your own fruit ensures maximum freshness and flavor.
• Compact & Manageable Growth: This plant naturally maintains a smaller size, making it ideal for container gardening on patios, balconies, or in smaller garden spaces. It can be easily pruned to fit your desired size and shape.
• Ornamental Appeal: With its glossy, evergreen foliage and attractive white flowers, the red strawberry guava live plant adds a lush, tropical aesthetic to any setting, even when not in fruit.
• Relatively Low Maintenance: Once established, strawberry guava plants are quite resilient and require minimal ongoing care, making them suitable for gardeners of all experience levels.
• Adaptable to Various Conditions: While preferring warmer climates, this plant can be grown in containers and brought indoors during colder months, extending its reach beyond traditional tropical zones.
• Health Benefits: Guavas are rich in vitamins C and A, dietary fiber, and antioxidants, contributing to a healthy diet directly from your garden.
• Long Fruiting Season: Enjoy a prolonged harvest period, often producing fruit for several months, ensuring a steady supply of fresh, delicious guavas.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Proper care is essential for a thriving red strawberry guava live plant. These plants are generally robust, but providing the right conditions will ensure bountiful harvests and vigorous growth. For successful growing strawberry guava, pay close attention to light, water, and soil requirements.

When it comes to sunlight, your red strawberry guava live plant thrives in full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. In very hot climates, some afternoon shade can be beneficial to prevent leaf scorch. If growing indoors, place it near a bright, south-facing window or supplement with grow lights. Watering should be consistent, especially during dry periods and when the plant is fruiting. Allow the top inch or two of soil to dry out between waterings to prevent root rot, but do not let the plant sit in soggy conditions. Good drainage is crucial; ensure your pot has drainage holes if container gardening. The ideal soil for strawberry guava care is well-draining, slightly acidic to neutral (pH 5.5-7.0), and rich in organic matter. A good quality potting mix amended with compost works well for potted plants.

Fertilize your red strawberry guava live plant every 2-3 months during the growing season (spring through fall) with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer or one formulated for fruit trees. Reduce fertilization during winter. These plants are relatively hardy and can tolerate temperatures down to about 25-30°F (-4 to -1°C) for short periods, but sustained freezing temperatures will cause damage. For optimal growth and fruiting, protect from frost or bring container-grown plants indoors. Pruning can be done to maintain shape, size, and encourage more fruit production. Remove any dead, diseased, or crossing branches. Watch out for common pests like aphids or scale; treat with horticultural oil or insecticidal soap if necessary. By following these guidelines, you’ll be well on your way to enjoying a healthy and productive red guava plant.

Size & Details

This offering is for a healthy red strawberry guava live plant, carefully cultivated and ready for its new home. The plant stands approximately 1 foot tall from the base of the soil to the tip of its tallest stem, providing a substantial size for immediate impact in your garden. It is shipped securely in a 6-inch pot, ensuring the root system is well-established and protected during transit. This pot size is ideal for transplanting directly into a larger container or into your garden bed upon arrival. Strawberry guava plants generally have a moderate growth rate, and this size gives you a significant head start.

Upon arrival, the plant will have a robust root ball and healthy foliage, indicative of its vigorous nature. Expect the plant to continue growing and producing fruit, typically within 1-2 years of planting, depending on care and growing conditions. While mature plants can reach up to 10-15 feet in height in ideal outdoor conditions, they are easily maintained at much smaller sizes through regular pruning, making them versatile for various garden designs and container cultivation. The glossy, evergreen leaves provide year-round visual interest, and the plant will eventually produce charming white flowers that give way to the delicious red fruits.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: This red strawberry guava live plant is currently 1 foot tall. While it can grow up to 10-15 feet in ideal conditions, it is easily maintained at a smaller, more manageable size (e.g., 4-6 feet) with regular pruning, making it suitable for containers or smaller gardens.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The red strawberry guava live plant can be grown both indoors and outdoors. In USDA Zones 9-11, it can thrive outdoors year-round. In colder climates, it is best grown in a container and brought indoors during winter months.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: This plant prefers full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily. If grown indoors, place it in the brightest available window, preferably south-facing, or use supplemental grow lights to ensure adequate light for fruit production.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, strawberry guava care is considered relatively easy. Once established, they are quite hardy and drought-tolerant. Consistent watering and occasional fertilization will keep them healthy and productive.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your red strawberry guava live plant will arrive healthy and well-packaged, protected in its 6-inch nursery pot. We take great care to ensure the plant is ready to thrive upon arrival, with a strong root system and vibrant foliage.
• Q: Can I use the fruit of this red guava plant in cooking? A: Absolutely! The fruits of the red strawberry guava live plant are delicious eaten fresh, and can also be used to make jams, jellies, pies, sauces, and refreshing beverages. Their unique flavor adds a tropical twist to many recipes.
• Q: When is the best time to plant? A: The best time to plant your red strawberry guava live plant is in spring or early summer, after the last threat of frost has passed. This allows the plant ample time to establish its root system before the colder months.
• Q: What’s the minimum temperature this plant can tolerate? A: While the red strawberry guava live plant is somewhat cold-tolerant, it will sustain damage at temperatures below 25-30°F (-4 to -1°C). It is best to protect it from frost or bring container plants indoors when temperatures drop.
• Q: Does this plant require special soil? A: For optimal growing strawberry guava, use a well-draining soil mix that is rich in organic matter. A slightly acidic to neutral pH (5.5-7.0) is preferred. A good quality potting mix for fruit plants works well.
• Q: Is this plant known by any other names? A: Yes, besides red strawberry guava, it is also commonly known as Cherry Guava or Purple Guava, and scientifically as Psidium cattleianum.