




Feijoa sellowiana
The feijoa is a tasty fruit that grows on a bush. It has a sweet flavor and smells wonderful! The bush has beautiful green leaves and pretty flowers.
Habitat: Urban areas
The Feijoa is a dense shrub or small tree with oval, leathery dark green leaves that have a distinctive silvery underside. Its striking flowers boast thick white petals contrasting with a burst of bright red stamens.





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Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Feijoa trees can live for many decades, becoming a long-lasting garden friend!
Its beautiful flowers have edible petals that taste sweet and crunchy like candy!
Some birds, like fantails, love to snack on the sweet, juicy pulp of the fallen fruit!
The yummy feijoa fruit actually drops to the ground when it's perfectly ripe!
Feijoa has thick, sweet flower petals that attract pollinators, rewarding them with a tasty snack.
Feijoa has leaves with a silvery underside, which helps reflect sunlight and reduce water loss in dry conditions.
Feijoa fruit naturally drops when perfectly ripe, releasing an irresistible aroma to signal its readiness.
Apis mellifera
Main pollinator, attracted to its sweet flower petals.
Turdus rufiventris
Feeds on ripe, fallen fruit, helping to spread seeds.
Eriosoma lanigerum
Sucks sap from roots and stems, weakening the plant.
Aromatic plants produce and emit fragrant volatile organic compounds, often for defense or to attract pollinators.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
A shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, typically with multiple stems branching from or near the ground.
Evergreen plants retain their foliage throughout the year, never shedding all their leaves at once.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Fruit-bearing plants produce fruits, which are the mature ovaries of flowering plants containing seeds.
A fruit tree is a perennial tree that produces fruit, which is edible to humans or animals.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
This habitat trait indicates species that can coexist with humans in urban and suburban environments, utilizing man-made structures and green spaces.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always wash fruits before eating them to keep them clean and safe.
100-700 cm
100-500 cm
2-4 cm
Late Spring to Early Summer
Yes
None
Perennial
Insect
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