Pineapple guava
Acca sellowiana
Feijoa. Edible petals and a fall fruit with gritty, aromatic flesh. A myrtle, not a true guava (Psidium) and not a pineapple.
GROW → HARVEST → EAT → DRY → POWDER → CAPSULE → GUMMY — forms are not equivalent. Food first.
Identity
Also called: feijoa
What it is
Feijoa. Edible petals and a fall fruit with gritty, aromatic flesh. A myrtle, not a true guava (Psidium) and not a pineapple.
Edible portions
- fruit
- petals
Absence of a portion from this list means it is not treated as food here — not that every other part is toxic.
Growing
- Climate. 8–10
- Light. Full sun
- Soil. Well-drained
- Planting. Shrub. Some need a pollenizer.
- Harvest. Fruit drops when ripe — pick up daily.
Preparation and culinary uses
- Spoon the pulp, chutney
Next steps
Sources
- USDA PLANTS Database — taxonomy and range (verify current entries)
- No USDA FoodData Central nutrient profile is attached here. That is not a claim that the plant contains no nutrients.
- State cooperative extension growing guides — verify for your region
Honest incompleteness is preferred to fabricated completeness. If a section is missing, no record for it is attached here — not a claim that the plant lacks that characteristic, and not that it was omitted as a secret.
Internal quality class B. Good foundation: enough unique information to exist as its own destination.