Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Compact Brazilian guava with small red (or yellow), sweet-tart fruit.

Hardiness ratings

Strawberry guava hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 9–11 −6.7 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H3 −5 °C to 1 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 9 −1 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 4–7 0 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Small red, sweet-tart fruit eaten fresh or made into jam
  • Hardier than common guava, tolerating light frost once established
  • Seriously invasive in many warm regions — check local weed status and avoid where it can naturalise

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

Strawberry guava on Wikipedia