Feijoa sellowiana 'Opal Star'
Feijoa





Compact plant that has a bushy habit, so ideal for home gardens, especially for hedging. Medium to large-sized fruit, uniform size with thin, smooth skin. Harvest from mid to late-autumn. Partially self-fertile, but better crops when planted with any other feijoa variety. Beautiful red flowers from late-spring to mid-summer.
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Family: Myrtaceae, myrtle family, a family of evergreen trees and shrubs. Learn more about Myrtaceae.
Genus: Feijoa, feijoa (Latinised), named by the German botanist and pharmacist Otto Karl Berg (1815 - 1866) after the naturalist, mineralogist, and Portuguese soldier João da Silva Feijó (1760 - 1824). A genus of flowering trees and shrubs native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Colombia.
Species: Feijoa sellowiana, sellowiana (Latinised), named after the German botanist and naturalist Friedrich Sellow (1789 - 1831) who first collected specimens of feijoa in southern Brazil.
Cultivar: Feijoa sellowiana 'Opal Star'
Synonyms: Acca sellowiana 'Opal Star', Orthostemon sellowianus 'Opal Star'
Common Name: Feijoa
Other Common Name(s): Pineapple Guava