Description
Pineapple Guava Variegata brings color to the feijoa with broad blue-green leaves margined in creamy white, held on a rounded evergreen shrub that keeps its pattern through every season. It works as a specimen plant, a clipped hedge, or a screen wherever a bold foliage color is wanted.
In early summer it carries the same showy red and white flowers as a standard feijoa, with thick sweet petals often tossed into salads. The shrub holds its variegation well in sun or light shade.
Overview
- Boldly variegated blue-green and cream foliage
- Rounded evergreen shrub, useful as specimen, screen, or hedge
- Showy red and white edible summer flowers
- Full sun to part shade
- Hardy to about 15°F
- Hardier than it looks; an established plant shrugs off brief single-digit cold
Growing Details
Latin Name: Acca sellowiana (Feijoa sellowiana) ‘Variegata’
Site and Soil: Full sun to part shade; well-drained soil, pH 5.5 to 7.0
Hardiness:Hardy to roughly 10F – mature plants have survived lower
Rootstock: Grafted onto pineapple guava seedling rootstock
Bearing Age: 2 to 3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: Roughly 8 to 10 ft – often maintained smaller
Ripening Time: Late season; late October into November
Pollination: Self-fertile; heavier cropping with a second feijoa nearby
Pests & Diseases: Very resilient; minimal issues in most climates
Yield: Moderate to heavy cropping
Additional Notes
- Grower’s Insight: This form is grown chiefly for its variegated leaves rather than for heavy fruiting; plant it for the foliage and take any fruit that follows as a bonus.
- Regional Insight: This foliage form suits mild-winter regions best; where winters fall below about 15°F, grow it in a container that can be moved under cover.
- Explore more pineapple guavas in our collection: Pineapple Guavas
