Acca sellowiana 'Triumph'
Pineapple guava, Guava
Also known as Feijoa sellowiana 'Triumph'
- Height × spread
- 2.5m × 2.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
A tender shrub which may be grown successfully against a warm wall in milder parts of the country, this is a handsome plant with long, oval, dark green leaves which are lighter in colour on their underside. The flowers are unusual: they look like little, spiky brushes and consist of masses of red stamens with the sepals folded back to display their white insides. Fruits are rare, but if they occur, they are egg-shaped, some 4cm (1½in) long, very aromatic and pleasant to eat. Two plants should be grown if fruits are required, to ensure cross-pollination.
- Flower colour
- Red, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Stem colour
- Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 2.5m
- Spread
- 2.5m
- Height in 10 years
- 2m
- Spread in 10 years
- 2m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Scented garden, Mediterranean garden, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Structural, Sensory garden (tactile)
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during drought
In drought conditions where established plants in the ground have had no water for a month, do a deep watering. If drought continues repeat after a fortnight. Plants only need watering during spring to autumn growth. Check plants in pots more often.
Established plants have a good degree of drought tolerance. Water after a prolonged period of drought. Many drought tolerant plants can rapidly revive, even when much of the foliage has died. They will respond with new growth.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.