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Genus: P

Pachysandra: Alleghany pachysandra; Japanese pachysandra
Panicum: switch-grass
Parthenium: wild quinine
Parthenocissus: Virginia creeper; woodbine
Passiflora: passionflower; Maypop; apricot vine
Paxistima: cliff green; mountain lover
Peltandra: arrow-arum; tuckahoe
Pennisetum: Chinese pennisetum
Penstemon: St. Joseph's wand; pine-leaved penstemon
Petasites: fuki; sweet coltsfoot
Phalaris: ribbon grass
Philadelphus: mock orange
Phlox: phlox; flowering moss; ground pink; wild sweet William
Phragmites: variegated common reed grass
Phyllostachys: bamboo
Physostegia: obedient plant
Pleioblastus: bamboo
Podophyllum: Mayapple; wild lemon
Polemonium: Greek valerian; Jacob's ladder; bluebell
Polygonatum: hairy Solomon's-seal
Polygonum: knotweed
Polypodium: polypody
Polystichum: Christmas fern
Polytrichum: (soft haircap moss); common haircap moss
Poncirus: hardy orange; trifoliate orange
Pontederia: pickerel weed
Potentilla: bush cinquefoil; golden cinquefoil; shrubby cinquefoil
Pratia: blue star creeper
Prunus: wild plum; wild cherry
Pseudosasa: bamboo
Psidium: Cattley guava; purple strawberry guava
Pycnanthemum: mountain mint
Pyrola: shinleaf; wild lily-of-the-valley

Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Psidium

(Myrtaceae - myrtle family)

Guava. About 100 species of evergreen shrubs and trees, native to the American tropics. Several are cultivated in warmer regions for their fruit.

littorale longipes

evgrn shrub or tr • ht 25' • zones 9-10

Cattley guava; purple strawberry guava

container, edible fruit, hedge - screen, sun - part shade
Brazil

A dense, fast growing shrub or small tree with attractive dark green foliage. Bears white flowers about 1" across in early summer. Sweet, purplish-red fruits about ¾" in diameter ripen in late summer or fall. The fruits have a high vitamin C content. Can begin bearing within 2 years after planting, and can produce fruit abundantly even when grown as a container plant. Grows and fruits very well in greenhouses; should do well as a houseplant also, if given a fairly bright location (summering the plants outdoors works well). Needs a steady moisture supply and well-drained soil, but is otherwise very tolerant of soil conditions. Usually not bothered seriously by pests or diseases in North America.

cat # 4V8L
$14.95 each