Feijoa (Acca sellowiana) is an evergreen shrub that delivers double the edible appeal: exquisite pineapple-mint flavored fruits and showy, vanilla-sweet edible flowers with fuchsia petals and crimson centers. Hardy in zones 8-9 (with protection down to zone 7), this heat and drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun and tolerates salt and humidity, making it a resilient addition to challenging landscapes. Its soft green leaves with silvery undersides provide year-round ornamental interest, while the delicious fruits reward patient growers with a truly unique flavor experience.
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The real treasure here is the flowers, succulent, sweet, and tasting of vanilla, they're edible treasures that arrive before the fruits do. The pineapple-mint flavor of the fruits themselves is unlike anything else in the home garden, a combination so distinctive that once you've tasted a feijoa, you understand the obsession. Hardy down to 5-12°F depending on protection, this plant shrugs off heat, drought, and salt spray without complaint, thriving where many ornamental shrubs struggle.
The fruits are eaten fresh, with the creamy interior scooped out and enjoyed raw, while the extraordinary flowers are eaten fresh, candied, or used as stunning edible garnishes in upscale cuisine. The combination of ornamental flowers and edible fruit makes this shrub equally at home in a landscape for its beauty or in a food garden for its productivity.
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Flowers are harvested in their prime for fresh eating or as edible garnish. Fruits mature in fall and are ready to harvest when they yield slightly to gentle pressure and the skin takes on a pale greenish-brown hue; harvest by cutting or gently twisting them from the branch.
Light pruning after flowering maintains shape and encourages branching. This evergreen shrub responds well to gentle pruning for form, though it's naturally attractive without aggressive annual cuts.
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