Strawberry Guava
About Strawberry Guava
Strawberry Guava is a popular houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Taxonomy
Psidium cattleianum
Psidium
Myrtaceae
Myrtales
Also known as
Strawberry guava, Waiawi, Psidium cattleyanum, Cattley guava, Cherry guava, Red cattley guava and Yellow cattley guava
How to care for Strawberry Guava
How often to water your Strawberry Guava
every 9
Strawberry Guava needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Strawberry Guava in your home
a window
Strawberry Guava love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Strawberry Guava does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Strawberry Guava in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Strawberry Guava
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Strawberry Guava after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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How to encourage branching? I have a small forest of potted guava trees indoors. I started them all from seed two springs back. They struggled their first year, barely gaining a few inches. Last summer, they flourished - this one grew from three inches to over 5 feet! However, some of them are not branching (including this one)) I read that this could be from being root bound. However, I repotted this monster today and found it was not spiraling at all and had few roots bunched at the bottom of the container. I trimmed these anyway and potted it up to a #2 nursery pot. It doesn’t seem leggy in form, though it can’t support itself yet. Its trunk is thin, so I don’t think I can notch it. I’m reluctant to chop it down to chest height, though I suspect that’s what it needs. So, Greggers, what would you do with this plant this spring? #GuavaTree #RepotSeason #Branching #NotBranching #pruning #pruningseason #FruitTrees #guava #IndoorTree #IndoorGrowing
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Why are leaves drooping? It has several fruit. Watering has been regularly. I've noticed a few yellow leaves.
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Overachiever! April to today #HappyPlants #GuavaTree #guava #NewGrowth #Growth
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here are the strawberry guava and malabar plums i found today! i’m a really big fan of the #MalabarPlum fruits! a little tart, very soft and juicy and i’m excited to germinate the seed inside this stone!(photo one) i’m about to crack open one of these #StrawberryGuava fruits as well to taste and to get the seeds edit: #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #FruitTrees #Foraging #HappyPlants #seedpropagation #seedsaving
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My guava is wilting I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, i water twice a week in san Antonio texas we get to High 90 everyday and it gets plenty of sunlight it is on a 22 inch pot #GuavaTree
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To stake or not to stake? This little guy has grown almost as much this spring as all last summer. I’m guessing it’s time to give in and give him a little light support until he can stand on his own. On the other hand, if it stays leaned over like this, maybe it’ll branch where it turns #guava #GuavaTree #sapling #tree #stake
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Why the leaves are turning opaque #StrawberryGuava
Care Summary for Strawberry Guava
Strawberry Guava
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.