Chilean guava.

[Rohail Asad]

Yesterday i went to a sunday bazar with my father, there are 5 stalls of nurseries over there. I saw a plant and asked about that plant. He told me that it is a guava plant of very small fruit. I purchased it very cheap and searched about it on internet after coming home.
I got to know that its name is Ugni molinae and its common name is Chilean guava. Its fruit is tasty but very small. Its an ornamental plant Its fruit is very fragrant and a very good pot plant.
It is suitable for Pakistani weather conditions. Its height is 1 to 1.5 metres. It tolerates -10'C and loves heat. Can be grown in all types of soil,and self pollination
If feasible add it in Flora Pakistan Database. Some pictures are here

Chilean guava(my plant)









A picture from internet

[Izhar]

Wow... what a find.. do share the pics when it blooms

[Mustansir Billah]

Nice Find Rohail! I will write it down in my list...

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

hmmmm....a little clarification dear rohail...your plant is not Chilean guava at all...it is dwarf variety of common guava and bears small fruit of 1 inch or bigger in size which is edible.its botanical name is psidium guajava nana.while cilean guava is Myrtus ugni...

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

hmmmm....a little clarification dear rohail...your plant is not Chilean guava at all...it is dwarf variety of common guava and bears small fruit of 1 inch or bigger in size which is edible.its botanical name is psidium guajava nana.while cilean guava is Myrtus ugni...

[Rohail Asad]

Hamad bhai, you are a master gardener. I cannot disagree with you but i have little doubt and time will decide that what it is?

[khabbab]

Whatever it is, flowers are lovely.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

It must be in fruit by now how about an up-date.

[Rohail Asad]

It was in pot before.It was not growing well and was not giving flowers there. . now i have shifted it to ground. Its growing well. Will share some pics asap.