Pineapple guava
Acca sellowiana
Also called Feijoa, Acca and Guavasteen
Garden plant · Herbs, veg & fruitEAT THE PETALS — they are sweet, they taste of marshmallow, and picking them does not cost you fruit because the flower is pollinated at the centre. Two different varieties give far more fruit than one.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Medium
- Water
- Every 9 daysWater the ground — water at the base, in the morning, not over the leaves.
- Light
- Full sun, against a warm wall
- Feed
- Every 45 days
- Humidity
- Low
- Hardiness
- Hardy — an average winter RHS H4, to -10°C
- Size
- 3 m tall · 3 m across
- Lifecycle
- Shrub
- Origin
- Southern Brazil and Uruguay
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-09-22. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- A bush covered in flowers in June and nothing on it in October. Most varieties set far better with a second, different one nearby — and in Britain the pollinators it evolved with are absent, so hand pollination with a soft brush is worth the ten minutes.Flowers but no fruit · disorder
- Leaves browned along one side of the bush only — the side facing the prevailing wind — after a cold dry spell. It takes frost far better than it takes wind.Cold wind scorch · disorder