ShrubsPineapple Guava
Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 8-11, that matures to about 10-15 ft × 10-15 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. Expect red and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts pollinators and birds, stands up well to drought, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10-15 ft × 10-15 ft
- Bloom color
- Red, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Birds
- Tough against
- Drought
- Native to
- South America (Brazil, Uruguay, N. Argentina)
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Pineapple Guava is hardy to about 10°F (estimated from USDA zone 8), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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