Psidium cattleianum littorale
| Psidium cattleianum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 10 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 20' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Psidium cattleianum littorale (common name: yellow strawberry guava)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a warm greenhouse. When large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. If trying the plants outdoors, plant them out in the summer and give them some protection from winter cold for at least their first two winters.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.
Cultivation: Requires a well-drained sandy loam with leafmold[1].
Not very hardy in Britain, it is best grown in a greenhouse but it can tolerate short-lived light frosts[2] and therefore might succeed outdoors in the mildest areas of the country.
Sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit.
Range: S. America - Brazil.
Edibility: Fruit - raw or cooked. Sweet and aromatic[3][4]. An agreeable acid-sweet flavour. High in pectin, the fruits are good for mixing with high-acid, low-pectin fruits for making jellies etc[5]. This species has a superior flavour to P. littorale longipes[6]. The fruit is about 4cm in diameter[2].
Usage: Grown as a hedge in warm temperate climates[2].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: P. cattleianum lucidum. P. lucidum.
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Simmons, Alan. Growing Unusual Fruit. David and Charles, 1972.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.