Guava Cattley

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Guava Cattley It is also known by numerous other names: Psidium Cattley, Psidium Cattley, Coastal Guava, Strawberry Grass, Peruvian Guava and Coastal Psidium. In Latin, the name of this plant sounds like this: Psidium cattleianum. This plant belongs to a family called myrtle, in Latin the name of this family sounds like this: Myrtaceae.

Description of guava kettley

The life form of the kettley guava is an evergreen tree. This plant is very often grown indoors, as well as in greenhouses and subtropical winter gardens.

In culture, this plant is capable of reaching a maximum size of up to three meters. Over the course of a year, the plant grows in growth by about thirty centimeters.

Description of the features of growing and caring for guava kettley

It is noteworthy that young plants will need an annual transplant. At the same time, adult plants will need such a transplant much less often: it will be enough to transplant the kettley guava every few years. For transplanting a plant, it is recommended to pick up pots of normal proportions. As for the composition of the land mixture, it is important to remember that this plant is particularly undemanding to the soil. Both universal soil and soil designed for myrtle plants are quite suitable. In any case, you will need to provide the kettley guava with fairly good drainage. The acidity of a plant can be both slightly acidic and neutral, and alkaline. It is also important to remember that the plant is also able to tolerate the salinity of the soil rather persistently.

Guava kettley tolerates pruning and shaping well: these measures should be taken even before the start of the period of active growth. However, it is important to remember that pruning will not encourage strong branching. In addition, pruning will not cause any harm to fruiting, which is due to the fact that the flowering of this plant occurs only on young growths.

As for the illumination, the best option is the direct sun, however, a slight partial shade is still acceptable. The optimum temperature for growing guava kettley is about twenty to twenty-five degrees Celsius. It should be noted that the plant can endure not only excessive moisture in the soil, but also short-term drying out of the earthy coma. However, young plants will need to maintain constant soil moisture. In addition, it is also important to feed the plant with complex fertilizers, which are intended for fruiting plants.

The plant should be placed in a bright place, and throughout the entire dormant period, the optimum temperature should be about twelve to fifteen degrees Celsius. The dormant period is forced for growing conditions as an indoor culture and is associated with insufficient air humidity and insufficient lighting. This dormant period begins in the month of October and lasts until February.

Reproduction of this plant can take place both by means of seeds and by means of cuttings. When choosing propagation by means of seeds, fresh seeds should be taken, and the seedlings will bloom after a year or two. For cuttings, it will be necessary to provide bottom heating of the soil, and also treatment with stimulants should be performed. Sometimes guava kettley are propagated by means of air layers.

In order for the fruits of this plant to appear, pollination should be carried out regularly with a soft brush. It is noteworthy that not only the leaves and flowers are endowed with decorative properties, but also the fruits and the stem of this plant. The flowering of this plant occurs in the spring.