Guava (Part 1)
The native land - tropical America.
It is widely cultivated in the tropical countries; and occasionally is grown in room conditions.
Guava - a tree or a large bush. Young shoots are tetrahedral. Leaves are elliptic, 7-15 centimeters in length and 3-7 centimeters in width, naked on above and fuzzy from below, with nerve.
Flowers are single or 2-3 in a bosoms of leaves, white.
Fruit is green, pear-shaped, up to 12 centimeters in length, with pink, white or yellow fragrantly pulp.
It seldom fructifies in room conditions.
Leaves, flowers and fruits have bactericidal action as they contain volatile oils. Daily use of fresh leaves (9 g) in the raw state or extract from them, as a tea, considerably lowers glucose content in blood and urine at initial stages of diabetes.
This plant prefers light and very warm places, temperature throughout the year should be +22-24°С.
In summer it is put outdoors in protected from wind places. In winter it is placed in a light room.
Plant should be watered lavishly.