Hi All,
I was recently able to get several plants of Ugni molinae (Chilean Guava) from a nursery in NC. Plants arrived in good condition, about 14- to 16-inches tall and are still healthy-lookng but seem to be quite slow growing.
I have them in about 60% shade under a pergola that's covered over with Petrea volubilis (Queen's Wreath) in 1 gal pots and they are growing but rather slowly. Maybe that is too much shade but not sure how much of our strong summer sunshine they wlll tolerate here in Florida.
Not sure if they tolerate wet feet, either, but also I have a number of tropicals (ferns & orchids) under the pergola and those get misted frequently and watered some about every other day or sometimes daily when it's hot and no rain is forecast.
Does the above sound like a suitable situation for these U. molinae? I know they grow in a temperate to coolish situation in S. America where it can often be damp.
Hoping that someone else here in FL/9b might be succeeding with this species and can remark on their own experiences growing them.
TIA
Paul M.
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