{"product_id":"feijoa-sellowiana","title":"Feijoa sellowiana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdible fruit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sold here as a fruit-bearing plant grown for its harvest of feijoa fruit, not as an ornamental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeijoa sellowiana\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003epineapple guava\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the exotic fruit bush that genuinely belongs in a British garden: rated H4 and taking around -10C, yet unmistakably subtropical with its grey-green, silver-backed evergreen leaves and outrageous summer flowers, waxy white petals flushed pink around a firework of crimson stamens. The petals are sweet and edible; the aromatic green fruits that follow taste of pineapple, guava and mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn New Zealand feijoas are a national autumn ritual, and given a warm wall and a kind season they will crop here too, especially in mild and coastal gardens where their salt tolerance is a bonus. Even fruitless, the shrub earns its place on foliage and flower alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun; a warm wall helps fruit ripen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any fertile, well-drained soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e to around 2-3 m; clips well, even as hedging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H4, around -10C established.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant it with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/eriobotrya-japonica-rose-anne\"\u003eloquat 'Rose Anne'\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/psidium-cattleianum-lucidum\"\u003estrawberry guavas\u003c\/a\u003e to complete the edible exotics shelf, in a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal border\u003c\/a\u003e, or in a large container among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots\u003c\/a\u003e. The stamens keep the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003epollinators\u003c\/a\u003e busy all summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown, well-branched shrubs. Fruit-ripening honesty in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58370018148735,"sku":"FEIJSELL23","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/feijoa.jpg?v=1789655832","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/feijoa-sellowiana","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}