Feijoa Sellowiana.....(Pineapple Guava)

O how lovely Milky. You are a clever girl. I presume you keep it indoors.

No Cinders its planted outside for the last year...Its about 5 feet high, and its has 4 blooms on it....3 are still to open.....I was beginning to think I would never see a bloom as its facing north, but in a sheltered spot......especially after last winter.

Wow, thats beautiful.

You're bad Milky! The owner of a local independant nursery has been trying to sell me a mature shrub for a while - now I'll have to go and buy it at the weekend!!
It's lovely!

Lol Meanie!
Maureen, that is really something :-))

lovely Milky - glad it came out nice for you too :))))

Amazing colour and flower, well done you!

Sorry to make you spend again Meanie...lol....but it will be worth it....The blooms are beautiful, and thankyou Muddy Paul and Michaella.......

Fabulous ! certainly worth waiting for;0)

The fruits are supposed to be tasty to Milky...

You clever girl Maureen and so patient I would have thought it was never going to grow after 5 years ... it's stunning and well worth waiting for :o)

Dont think I will be seeing a fruit yet Meanie....its only got 4 flower bud in the 5 years I have been growing it Lol....so I wont hold my breathe....

If you can bear to do it, the petals are said to delicious Milky!

Meanie, Milky:

Yes, Feijao/Pineapple Guava flowers taste very good. This tree is very widely grown throughout CA. It's very hardy and the fruits on some of the larger varieties are very delicious!

Milky, if the fruit develops it should ripen by late summer.

Wow Milky how amazing is that? well done.

That's a lovely flower, Milky! You've been very patient to wait 5 years for it to bloom!

Delonix....I dont know if Im brave enough to munch on the flowers lol....Im happy just to see them, but I will watch to see if any fruits develop......Thanks Dotty and Balcony..

Fantastic!!!...

Thanks Breda..........

Milky:

Did your flowers set fruit? And did they ripen?

Hi Andy....No they didnt set fruit, but the blooms were bonus enough for me.....

That's great you enjoyed the flowers, they are very beautiful! Maybe next year fruits will set...the only drawback is the fruit takes from 5 - 7 months to ripen.

Ha ha Oh dear Andy...We are lucky if we get that long with good weather......Lol

For what I remember: the trees here bloom in very early spring or late winter and ripen in late summer or early fall.

Yes, it's a long time. However, citrus and avocados take much longer to ripen (some orange varieties can take 12 - 14 months)

I shall just have to wait and see Andy.......lol

That's all you can do. :>)