Psidium cattleianum lucidum Plants - Outdoor GROW TROPICALS
Psidium cattleianum lucidum — 9cm / 0.5L
Yellow Strawberry Guava

Psidium cattleianum lucidum

£8.99
Overwinter under coverSun-lovingEvergreenLoved by pollinators
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9cm / 0.5L £8.99

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Description

Edible fruit. Sold here as a fruit-bearing plant grown for its harvest of yellow strawberry guavas, not as an ornamental.

Psidium cattleianum lucidum, the yellow strawberry guava, turns a British patio into a fruit farm with ideas above its latitude: a glossy evergreen shrub with polished cinnamon bark, fluffy white blossom, and sweet lemon-yellow guavas that taste of strawberry, guava and citrus all at once. Connoisseurs rate the yellow form the finest-flavoured strawberry guava of all.

We sell it honestly as a patio and conservatory fruit: outdoors in full sun from May to October, under bright cover for winter, exactly like a citrus. Grown to that rhythm it is easy, self-fertile, quick to flower and genuinely productive under glass.

How and where to grow

  • Position: full sun on the summer patio; bright and frost free in winter.
  • Soil: rich, free-draining compost in a generous pot.
  • Size: easily kept 1-2 m in a container.
  • Hardiness: H2; not for winters outdoors.

It anchors our edible exotics shelf beside the loquat 'Rose Anne' and its crimson twin the red strawberry guava, and earns a summer place among our plants for pots and wider hardy exotics display.

Nursery-grown young plants ready to pot on. Overwintering honesty in our seasonal expectations guide.

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What to Expect

Seasonal by nature: what to expect

  • Grown outdoors, the way nature intended. Weather-tested and hardened in real UK conditions, so they thrive in your garden. A few marks on the older leaves are normal, the sign of a tough, real plant rather than a flaw.
  • It follows the seasons. Depending on when you order, your plant may arrive cut back, dormant or leafless. That's healthy: dormancy is the ideal time to plant.
  • Posted, not posed. Big leafy plants like bananas and gingers may be trimmed or gently folded to travel safely. It does the plant no harm, and it powers away again in spring.

Not sure what to expect from yours? Dormant, cut-back or weather-marked plants are all perfectly healthy and normal. Read what to expect through the seasons

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How to care for Yellow Strawberry Guava

Plant me in full sun and bring me under cover before the frosts.

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What our customers say

Arrived just like the photos - maybe even fuller. Healthy, well-acclimated, and straight into my collection with no issues.

Emily P.

Flawless leaves, stunning variegation, and clearly cared for by experts. It’s already a talking point in my home office.

James R.

Hard to find rare plants that are pet-safe. Ours arrived in perfect condition and looks amazing without any worry.

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About Yellow Strawberry Guava

Psidium cattleianum lucidum needs full sun and moist but well-drained soil. It is frost tender and must come under cover for winter.

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Pots & Containers

Hardiness

TenderVery hardy

Tender (H2): down to around 1°C. Tolerates cool conditions but not frost; protect or bring in over winter.

A patio and conservatory fruit for the UK: we rate it H2. Summer it outside in full sun, bring it under cover before frost. Brief light frosts on mature wood are survivable, but do not plan around them. Read moreShow less

A patio and conservatory fruit for the UK: we rate it H2. Summer it outside in full sun, bring it under cover before frost. Brief light frosts on mature wood are survivable, but do not plan around them.

Position

Full sunSouth-facingWest-facingSheltered
Full sun outdoors in summer; the brightest spot you have under cover in winter. Read moreShow less

Full sun outdoors in summer; the brightest spot you have under cover in winter.

Soil

LoamSandMoist but well-drainedAcid pHNeutral pH
Rich, free-draining compost in a generous pot; slightly acid to neutral. Read moreShow less

Rich, free-draining compost in a generous pot; slightly acid to neutral.

Watering

Water and feed freely through summer, ease off in winter without letting the rootball dry completely. Read moreShow less

Water and feed freely through summer, ease off in winter without letting the rootball dry completely.

Mature size

Height1-2 m (pot)
Spread0.8-1.5 m

Reaches full size in 5-10 years

Growth habit

Bushy

Flowering

May-Jul · White

Seasonal colour

Foliage

Evergreen (stays evergreen only when kept frost-free over winter)

Pruning

Light prune in early spring to shape and keep fruit in reach; tolerates clipping well.

Toxicity

Fruit is edible and delicious; no reported toxicity to people or pets.

Native range

Brazil

Family

Myrtaceae

Also known as

Psidium cattleianum lucidum

Genus

Psidium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the yellow strawberry guava?

Psidium cattleianum lucidum is the yellow-fruited form of the strawberry guava from Brazil: a glossy evergreen shrub with polished cinnamon bark, white bottlebrush-like flowers and sweet, lemon-yellow guavas with a tang of strawberry and passionfruit. It is considered the finer-flavoured of the two forms.

Can I grow strawberry guava outdoors in the UK?

Honestly: only for the summer. We rate it H2, a patio pot plant from May to October and a conservatory or bright-windowsill resident in winter. Mature plants shrug off a touch of frost, but a British winter outdoors is not survivable. Our seasonal expectations guide explains our honest ratings.

Will it fruit in Britain?

Yes, genuinely: strawberry guavas are self-fertile, flower young, and ripen fruit reliably in a conservatory or greenhouse, often within two or three years. Even a warm patio summer can set fruit that finishes ripening indoors in autumn.

What does the fruit taste like?

Sweet and aromatic: strawberry, guava and a squeeze of citrus, eaten skin and all. The yellow lucidum form is milder and sweeter than the red, and both are delicious straight from the bush.

How do I care for it?

Treat it like a citrus: big pot, rich free-draining compost, sun and food all summer, cool bright shelter in winter. It clips well, stays naturally compact in a container, and joins our other plants for pots.

What else joins the edible exotics shelf?

Pair it with the hardy loquat 'Rose Anne' and the red strawberry guava for a genuinely productive exotic corner.

Does my plant come with a pot?
Your plant will arrive in its nursery grow pot — the plastic pot it's been growing in. We don't include a decorative pot as standard, and there's a good reason for that: it means you get to choose one that fits your space and style, rather than being stuck with something that doesn't suit your home.

It also means you're not paying extra for a pot you might not want. The nursery pot is perfectly fine to keep your plant in for a while, just pop it inside a decorative cover pot or cache pot and you're good to go. When you're ready to repot (usually after a growing season or when roots start poking out the bottom), you can move it into something more permanent with fresh soil.

If you're not sure what size cover pot to go for, check the pot selector tool listed above, you'll want a decorative pot that's a centimetre or two wider than that to give it a comfortable fit.
How big will my plant be when it arrives?
Every plant on our site includes the pot size (e.g. 12cm) and, where possible, an approximate height. That's the most reliable way to set your expectations, photos can sometimes make a plant look larger or smaller than it really is.

If you're thinking "that sounds quite small for the price," here's something worth knowing: younger, smaller plants almost always adapt better to your home than larger ones. They adjust faster to your light and humidity, put out new growth more quickly, and tend to establish stronger root systems long-term. A plant that grows into your space will usually outperform one that was already big when it arrived.

That said, every plant is an individual. The one you receive may vary slightly in height, shape, or fullness compared to the photo, that's the nature of living things, not a quality issue. We select healthy, well-established specimens, and if you ever feel your plant doesn't match what you were expecting, just get in touch and we'll take a look.
What makes your plants different from the supermarket or garden centre?
There's a big difference between a plant that's been sitting under on a retail shelf and one that's been looked after and cared for by people who specialise in exactly this.

Our plants are grown in house or sourced from specialist nurseries, many of them varieties you simply won't find at your local garden centre or supermarket. Before anything leaves us, it's checked over by our horticultural team to make sure it's healthy, well-rooted, and ready to thrive in your home. We're not shifting volume off a pallet, we're choosing plants we'd want to keep ourselves.

When you buy from a supermarket, you get a plant and a generic care label. When you buy from us, you get the knowledge that comes with it, detailed care guidance, a team you can actually contact if something isn't going right, and the confidence that what's arriving has been looked after properly from the moment it was grown to the moment it reaches your door.

We're a specialist nursery first, not a retailer that happens to sell plants. That's the difference, and you'll see it the moment you open the box.
What should I do when my plant arrives?
First things first, unbox it as soon as you can. Plants don't love being in dark boxes any more than you would, and the sooner yours is out and breathing, the better.

Remove all the packaging carefully, give the soil a check with your finger, and water lightly if it feels dry. Then find it a spot with appropriate light, but avoid putting it straight into harsh direct sun or next to a radiator. Think of it like arriving somewhere new after a long journey: it needs a moment to adjust.

It's completely normal for your plant to look a little tired or droopy after transit. This is called transit stress, and most plants bounce back within a week or two. You might see a yellow leaf or some drooping, don't panic, and resist the urge to overwater or start repotting straight away.

Our advice for the first couple of weeks: leave it in its nursery pot, water it only when the top layer of soil feels dry, and let it acclimatise to your home's light, temperature, and humidity. Once it's settled in and showing signs of new growth, you can think about repotting or moving it to its permanent spot.

Every plant we sell comes with a care guide on the product page so you'll know exactly what it needs going forward. And if anything doesn't look right, get in touch with our team, we're always happy to help.
Will my plant survive being shipped?
Yes! and we go to serious lengths to make sure of it. Every plant is hand-packed by our team with protective wrapping and secure, custom-designed boxes to keep it stable and safe in transit. We've shipped hundreds of thousands of plants across the UK and our packaging methods have been refined over years to handle the bumps and jolts of delivery.

During colder months, we monitor weather forecasts and offer heat packs where needed to protect against frost. In extreme conditions, we may hold your order for a day or two rather than risk sending it out, we'd rather you wait an extra day than receive a stressed plant.

That said, plants are living things, and the occasional transit wobble can happen. If your plant arrives damaged or isn't in the condition you'd expect, just get in touch within 48 hours with a photo, and we'll make it right, whether that's a replacement or a full refund. No fuss.

The short version: we treat every box like it's going to someone who really cares about what's inside, because it is.
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