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Feijoa

Acca sellowiana

A shrub for a mild, sunny corner — frost is the main thing standing between it and a crop.

Light Full sun
Height 3.5 m
Spread 9 ft 10 in
Spacing 300 cm

Spacing & sowing

Plant spacing
9 ft 10 in
In-row spacing
9 ft 10 in
Between rows
9 ft 10 in
Square-foot density
Not suited to SFG

Growing

Type
Fruit · Perennial
Botanical family
Mixed / other
Sunlight
Full sun
Feeding
All-purpose balanced
Frost tolerant
Yes
Flowering
May

Through the year

  • Apr–May Bud Break
  • May–Jun Flowering
  • Jun–Oct Fruit Set
  • Oct–Nov Harvest
  • Nov–Dec Growing
  • Dec–Dec Leaf Fall
  • Jan–Apr Leaf Fall

Companions

Lavender, Rosemary, Sage

Pests & problems

Garden allies

Beneficial predators that hunt this plant's pests — grow their favourite flowers nearby to recruit them. companion plant

  • Hoverfly Syrphidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    Bee-mimicking flies whose legless larvae graze aphid colonies clean while the adults pollinate. A ribbon of shallow, nectar-rich flowers kept in bloom all season recruits wave after wave of them.

    Plant nearby CalendulaChamomileFennelFrench marigoldPhaceliaSweet alyssum
  • Ladybird (lady beetle) Coccinellidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    The gardener’s favorite ally: adults and their alligator-shaped larvae each eat thousands of aphids, plus scale, mealybugs, and other soft-bodied sap-suckers. Grow flat, open flowers for the adults and never spray a colony that ladybird larvae are already working.

    Plant nearby CalendulaCilantroCosmosDillFennelYarrow

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