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Myrtus ugni Ka-pow
€15.00
Future Forests
Chilean Guava Ka-pow
Larger fruit than common Myrtus ugni, Ka-pow also bears fruit on a younger plant. Fragrant soft pink flowers followed by red mini guava fruit that taste like wild strawberries and scented lily of the valley flowers. This is a handsome fruiting shrub with glossy evergreen leaves. An unusual edible named by gardening celebrity James Wong.
Site: Requires shelterSoil: Must be lime free, tolerates some dampPosition: Full sun, partial shadeSeason of Interest: Evergreen, edible fruitHardiness: Hardy to - 6°C, young growth can be damaged by spring frostsHeight: 5ft (1.5m) Spread: 3ft (1m)